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Carpenters carve a wooden horse to be fixed to one of the chariots
PURI: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has issued notices to four Badagrahi Daitapatis, who were entrusted the responsibility of ‘Brahma Parivartan’ (transfer of Brahmas from the old idols to the new ones) to explain the reasons behind the delay. The ritual, which should have been completed late on Monday night, was completed on Tuesday noon.
Despite the claims of the Daitapatis and the SJTA, the rituals were delayed by several hours hurting the religious sentiments of lakhs of devotees. People from all walks of life have demanded stringent action against the erring Daitapatis.
The 10 Biswakarmas (traditional temple carpenters) engaged in carving the idols of the four deities from four Darus (Neem logs) in the Koilibaikuntha have also been asked to explain the delay. Bijay Mahapatra and Krusha Maharana, senior Biswakarmas who were heading the team of carpenters, had on Wednesday said that they could not finish their work on time which also caused delay. “Some Daitapatis frequently interfered in the carving work and kept changing the logs time and again. We had intimated the Chief Administrator of SJTA about it but he did precious little for smooth conduct of the work,” Mahapatra told this paper.
Earlier in the day, Badagrahi Daitapati, one of the four Badagrahis entrusted to perform ‘Brahma Parivartan’, had given a written statement to the SJTA narrating the cause behind the delay and held two Daitapatis, who are members of the ruling party, responsible. Haldar told mediapersons that he along with three other Badagrahis was obstructed by a section of Daitas who demanded that they along with a senior Daitapati be allowed to remain present in the sanctum sanctorum during the ritual. “This delayed the ritual by four hours and Brahma Parivartan was completed by Tuesday noon,” said Haldar, who was the head of the Banajaga Yatra team. When the four of them refused to entertain the demand, they were allegedly roughed up, he said.
Meanwhile, expressing resentment over the delay, Shankaracharya of Gobardhan Peeth Swami Nischalananda Saraswati has asked the State Government and the SJTA to refrain from all activities of the Jagannath temple. “The sevayatas and the SJTA appointed by the State Government are entirely responsible for the violation of Nabakalebara norms and break in the 1000-year-old practice,” he said. On the other hand, Maheswar Mohanty, the chairperson of Nabakalebara Infrastructure Development Committee, expressed shock over the delay in the rituals and said appropriate action should be taken against those found guilty.
Puri Gajapati Shocked
Puri Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb, chairman of the temple managing body, said like other devotees he too was shocked by the ‘bibhrata’ (major disturbance) in performing the most important Nabakalebara ritual of the Trinity and Sudarshan. He said this reflects the extent to which the temple affairs have deteriorated. “The servitors did not even spare Lord Jagannath,” he remarked. He decried promoting political vote bank in the temple by the political parties. The Gajapati said Lord Jagannath is for everyone and service to the Lord should not be done under political consideration.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Notice-to-Badagrahis-of-Puri-Temple/2015/06/19/article2874722.ece
Carpenters carve a wooden horse to be fixed to one of the chariots
PURI: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has issued notices to four Badagrahi Daitapatis, who were entrusted the responsibility of ‘Brahma Parivartan’ (transfer of Brahmas from the old idols to the new ones) to explain the reasons behind the delay. The ritual, which should have been completed late on Monday night, was completed on Tuesday noon.
Despite the claims of the Daitapatis and the SJTA, the rituals were delayed by several hours hurting the religious sentiments of lakhs of devotees. People from all walks of life have demanded stringent action against the erring Daitapatis.
The 10 Biswakarmas (traditional temple carpenters) engaged in carving the idols of the four deities from four Darus (Neem logs) in the Koilibaikuntha have also been asked to explain the delay. Bijay Mahapatra and Krusha Maharana, senior Biswakarmas who were heading the team of carpenters, had on Wednesday said that they could not finish their work on time which also caused delay. “Some Daitapatis frequently interfered in the carving work and kept changing the logs time and again. We had intimated the Chief Administrator of SJTA about it but he did precious little for smooth conduct of the work,” Mahapatra told this paper.
Earlier in the day, Badagrahi Daitapati, one of the four Badagrahis entrusted to perform ‘Brahma Parivartan’, had given a written statement to the SJTA narrating the cause behind the delay and held two Daitapatis, who are members of the ruling party, responsible. Haldar told mediapersons that he along with three other Badagrahis was obstructed by a section of Daitas who demanded that they along with a senior Daitapati be allowed to remain present in the sanctum sanctorum during the ritual. “This delayed the ritual by four hours and Brahma Parivartan was completed by Tuesday noon,” said Haldar, who was the head of the Banajaga Yatra team. When the four of them refused to entertain the demand, they were allegedly roughed up, he said.
Meanwhile, expressing resentment over the delay, Shankaracharya of Gobardhan Peeth Swami Nischalananda Saraswati has asked the State Government and the SJTA to refrain from all activities of the Jagannath temple. “The sevayatas and the SJTA appointed by the State Government are entirely responsible for the violation of Nabakalebara norms and break in the 1000-year-old practice,” he said. On the other hand, Maheswar Mohanty, the chairperson of Nabakalebara Infrastructure Development Committee, expressed shock over the delay in the rituals and said appropriate action should be taken against those found guilty.
Puri Gajapati Shocked
Puri Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb, chairman of the temple managing body, said like other devotees he too was shocked by the ‘bibhrata’ (major disturbance) in performing the most important Nabakalebara ritual of the Trinity and Sudarshan. He said this reflects the extent to which the temple affairs have deteriorated. “The servitors did not even spare Lord Jagannath,” he remarked. He decried promoting political vote bank in the temple by the political parties. The Gajapati said Lord Jagannath is for everyone and service to the Lord should not be done under political consideration.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Notice-to-Badagrahis-of-Puri-Temple/2015/06/19/article2874722.ece
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