Archive · 19 Jul 2026
Lords Enter Adapa Mandap in Srigundicha Temple
The Rath Yatra is a big festival where gods like Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra travel on special chariots.
After two days, they enter the Srigundicha Temple, which is like their aunt's house.
They stay there for a while, and people come to see them and get special food called Adapa Abhada.
This is a very important part of the festival, and people believe it can make them feel very good and clean inside.
The Adapa Mandap Bije ritual marked the entry of deities into the Srigundicha Temple after two days on chariots.
The deities will stay at the Srigundicha Temple until the Bahuda Yatra.
Traditional rituals like Simhasana Majana and Sandhya Dhupa were performed before the deities' entry.
Thousands of devotees gathered to witness the spiritually significant ceremony.
The deities were adorned with elaborate tahias and carried in the Goti Pahandi style to the Adapa Mandap.
- Who
- Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, and other deities
- What
- Adapa Mandap Bije ritual marking the entry of deities into Srigundicha Temple
- When
- July 16 to the Bahuda Yatra
- Where
- Srigundicha Temple, Puri
- Why
- To complete the annual Rath Yatra and perform sacred rituals
Traditionalists
Modernists
Ritual Significance
Traditionalists
The Adapa Mandap Bije ritual is a sacred tradition that must be preserved in its original form.
Modernists
While traditions are important, some rituals could be adapted to modern times for better accessibility and understanding.
- Date of Rath Yatra Commencement
- July 16
- Duration of Stay at Srigundicha Temple
- Until the Bahuda Yatra
- Significance of Adapa Mandap
- Believed to be the place where the deities first manifested
- Key Rituals Performed
- Simhasana Majana, Sandhya Dhupa, Dora Lagi, Pushpanjali
- Number of Deities
- Five (Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, Lord Madanmohan, Lord Sudarshan)
- Sacred Food Offered
- Adapa Abhada
- Belief About Darshan
- Absolves devotees of sins accumulated over a hundred lifetimes