Guali (Nagar Parikrama ) of Mahaprabhu

Aditya Mohapatra
shrijagannathdham
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2 min readJul 1, 2018

On Jyestha Sukla Pakhya Dwadashi tithi Champak dwadashi is observed .
According to rituals the next day of Rukmini Bibaha is celebrated as Guali utshab of Mahaprabhu . On this day after Sakal Dhupa (Morning Offerings) & Bhoga Mandap rituals alata seba of Mahaprabhu is done inside Garbagruha followed by Mahasnan & deties are adorned in new clothes .Then Puja panda , Patimohapatra & Mudirasta carries Chandan (Sandalwood paste ) in a silver container provided by Ghatuari sebayat for Sarbanga Chandan lagi ritual of deties. After Madhyan Dhupa , the bride & bridegroom ( Shri Madanmohan & Shridebi) are taken to ratnsinghasan and bandapanna ritual is done . After receiving the agyan maala from Mahaprabhu , the bride & groom are taken to palinki kept near Mukti Mandap. After placing both bride & groom on the palinki , bimanbadu sebayat takes the palinki around the inner complex of Shrimandir and then the palinki moves towards Singhadwar . From Singhadwar in a huge procession the palinki is carried towards the Shrinara . Gajapati Maharaja welcomes the divine couple to Srinara. At Srinara, Mahasuara sebayat provides Pitha (Pancake) & pujapanda does the bhoga in a pachaupachar pattern .
After that Prasad lagi is done & Alata Chamara is done by Gajapati Maharaja .
Then Srinara is closed and Gajapati Maharaja does the Bandapanna ritual and offers some thing to newly wedded couple.
Then Srinara gates is opened and Mahajan sebayata carries the couple to the palinki . Then bimanbadu sebayat carries the palinki towards Jameswar Temple . At Jameswar temple , Panchagrashi bhoga and bandapanna is done to newly wedded couple . Then the Deties return to Shrimandir . Then Alata lagi is done followed by chandanlagi and badasinghara . Then the Couple is taken to Dakhini ghar and after that Temple is closed .

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Aditya Mohapatra
shrijagannathdham

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