The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Tuesday released a detailed annual Rath Yatra schedule of the lord Jagannath and his siblings.
As per the programme, the deities were in sickroom (Anasar Ghar) in the temple complex since the Snan Purnima grand bathing ceremony. They were supposedly suffering from fever and were being treated by the temple physician who administered them every day herbal medicines.
The deities would regain their youth after recovery from the sickness and would appear for public view on the Nabajouban day, which falls prior to the Rath Yatra scheduled for June 25. This is also called Netrotshav. A set of special bhogs would be offered to the deities before they were placed for public darshan.
On the Rath Yatra (Sunday) morning, festival nitees starting from Mangal Aarati, Mailam, Tadap laagi, Rosha Homa, Surya Puja, Abakash to Gopal Bhog (Khechudi) would be performed.
In front of the temple gate, the priests would consecrate the three Raths. After Mangalarpan, the Daita servitors would conduct the deities one after another in ceremonial Pahandi to their respective Raths by 9.30 am which would be completed by 12.30 pm. Chherapahanra by the Puri King would be performed from 1.30 to 2.30 pm. And the pulling of the chariots would be done by 3.30 pm.
The other nitees depend upon reaching of the three Raths at the Gundicha temple gate.
The district and the temple administrations have done elaborate arrangements for the observance of the nine- day sojourn of the deities.
The temple administration has insured the pilgrims, devotees and servitors. Any death due to accident or other mishap in the temple and in the Puri civic body limits during the fete from June 25 to July 6 would fetch the family of the deceased Rs 5 lakh.
The temple administration has paid premium of Rs 9, 87,728 to the National Insurance Company. The insurance cover for such mishap would cover round the year inside the temple complex. The Rath construction yard and the workers were also insured. During the Nabakalebar Rath Yatra, three persons had died due to accident and their kin were paid insurance amounts, informed temple PRO laxmidhar Pujapanda.