Do’s & Don’ts in Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra
This small list of do’s & don’ts for those devotees who are going for Rath Yatra to Jagannath Puri. We hope our experience will help you for flawless journey: Do’s: 1. For Gundicha Marjan buy a big pot - as big as you can for cleaning Gundicha Temple. If possible take bhoga’s pot.. Why big??? For cleaning you have to take water in pot from hand pump (that is outside of Temple) to inside Temple. So with small pot u have to do in-out-in-out many times. Means waste of time. After 1-2 pm Pandas (Pujari of Temple) close the Temple. (Note: People with medical condition, children should avoid big pots) 2. Try to book yr hotel nearby Temple. Just to save time of internal traveling in Puri dham. 3. On Rath Yatra day get up early like 5 am & try to get in Temple before 6-7 am. The ceremony call Pahandi in which Panda (Pujari of Lord) carry Jagannath from alter to Ratha, starts after 7 am. In this ceremony Jagannath wear nice Mukuta (TIARA) which is get removed inside of Temple only. Mai