BHUBANESWAR: It has been two years since Mohammad Aleem, a resident of Puri, had a glimpse of Lord Jagannath atop the chariots. Rath Yatra Due to the ban on the gathering of devotees covid. They may have to wait another year to participate in the biggest festival of the state.
According to the age-old tradition, Jagannath Temple Only Hindus are allowed access to Puri and people like Alim and others get a chance to have a glimpse of the deities once a year when they come out of the temple during the Rath Yatra.
“We respect the tradition and rules of the temple. Rath Yatra is the only occasion when we can have darshan of the deities on the chariots outside the temple. But we have been missing this moment for the last two years because of the ban on the participation of devotees,” Aleem said.
belonging to foreign devotees International Society for Krishna Consciousness International (ISKCON) are also disappointed. 500. not less than iskcon Before the outbreak of Kovid, devotees from different countries will come to Puri during the Rath Yatra.
“I had received many questions from some devotees” Russia and UK. They wanted to go to Puri. But I told them about the government’s ban on the gathering of devotees during the festival,” said Harish Mohanty, a hotelier from Puri.
Many Hindu devotees, who found it difficult to visit the temple from far-flung places in Odisha during the pandemic, have also been left disappointed. “I could go to the temple on normal days for darshan. But we live in Malkangiri and it is very far from Puri. We were planning to travel during Rath, but the pandemic dashed the hopes,” said Sahadeb Pattnaik, a devotee.
Jayshree Mohapatra, a devotee from Kalahandi said, “I had a spontaneous darshan of the deities in the temple in March. I was hoping that the situation would return to normal. But the pandemic spoiled the game and kept us away from the gods. ”
The sevadars also felt the lack of devotees. “When I was pulling the chariots, the crowd, missing their chants, brought tears to my eyes Jai Jagannath and bustle on Grand Road,” said Ramchandra Dashmohapatra, a senior servant.
According to the age-old tradition, Jagannath Temple Only Hindus are allowed access to Puri and people like Alim and others get a chance to have a glimpse of the deities once a year when they come out of the temple during the Rath Yatra.
“We respect the tradition and rules of the temple. Rath Yatra is the only occasion when we can have darshan of the deities on the chariots outside the temple. But we have been missing this moment for the last two years because of the ban on the participation of devotees,” Aleem said.
belonging to foreign devotees International Society for Krishna Consciousness International (ISKCON) are also disappointed. 500. not less than iskcon Before the outbreak of Kovid, devotees from different countries will come to Puri during the Rath Yatra.
“I had received many questions from some devotees” Russia and UK. They wanted to go to Puri. But I told them about the government’s ban on the gathering of devotees during the festival,” said Harish Mohanty, a hotelier from Puri.
Many Hindu devotees, who found it difficult to visit the temple from far-flung places in Odisha during the pandemic, have also been left disappointed. “I could go to the temple on normal days for darshan. But we live in Malkangiri and it is very far from Puri. We were planning to travel during Rath, but the pandemic dashed the hopes,” said Sahadeb Pattnaik, a devotee.
Jayshree Mohapatra, a devotee from Kalahandi said, “I had a spontaneous darshan of the deities in the temple in March. I was hoping that the situation would return to normal. But the pandemic spoiled the game and kept us away from the gods. ”
The sevadars also felt the lack of devotees. “When I was pulling the chariots, the crowd, missing their chants, brought tears to my eyes Jai Jagannath and bustle on Grand Road,” said Ramchandra Dashmohapatra, a senior servant.
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