To strictly follow the centuries-old scriptures of the Jagannath Temple, its temple administration has decided to bury the Lords’ unused clothes at the premises of the shrine.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the temple’s Niti Sub-Committee on Tuesday in view of the used clothes lying abandoned in the store since years.
As these clothes are not in use any more, the sub-committee decided to bury them in Koili Baikuntha (burial ground of temple) in the temple.
The Niti Sub-Committee also decided that the daily rituals of the Lords would be held as per the scheduled timings. The temple doors would be opened before sunrise and the Pahuda (rituals related to closing of temple doors at night) would not be done before 12 midnight every day.
As per the revised timetable, the temple doors would be opened at 5 am, purification rituals would be don at 5.30 am, Mangal Alati at 6 am, Mailam Tadapalagi at 6.30 am, Abakash ritual at 7.30 am, Rosha Homa at 8 am, Surya Puja at 8.15 am, Dwarapala Puja at 8.30 am, Besha Sesha at 8.30 am, Gopalaballav at 9 am and Sakala Dhupa between 9.30 am and 10.30 am.
Similarly, the time for the first Bhoga Mandap was fixed at 10.20 am.
The Mailam Besha would be held between 10.45 am and 11.30 am, final Bhoga Mandap at 12 noon, afternoon Dhupa between 12.30 pm and 2 pm, second Bhoga Mandap ritual between 1.50 pm and 3 pm, Mailam Besha between 5 pm and 6 pm, evening Alati at 6.10 pm, Sandhya Dhupa between 7 pm and 8.30 pm, Mailam and Chandan Lagi between 9 pm and 9.30 pm, Badasinghar Besha at 10.30 pm, Badasinghar Bhoga between 11 pm and 11.30 pm and Ratri Pahuda at 12 midnight.