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Daily Worship || Niti Seva

Daily Worship

The Daily Niti kanti Seva and Puja Archana of the Deities

The Daily Niti kanti Seva and Puja Archana of the Deities are performed in accordance to the Temple of Puri. A notice board showing the time table (Smaya Nirghanta) of the temple including Annual festivals (Barshik Parba-parbani ) has been clung on the wall for public information as per instruction of the Gajapati Maharaj of Puri.

These are the following Niti-Kanti Seva of the Lords:

01.

DWARPHITA NITI AND MANGAL ARATI : 5 A.M

Dwaraphita means opening of the entrance door of Garbhagriha of the temple and Sigha Dwar (Lions Gate). After Dwaraphita Niti, Mangal Alati i.e. offering of sacred lamps to deities starts..

02.

BESAMAILAM : 6 A.M

After offering of sacred lamp i.e. Mangal Alati, Mailamniti starts. Mailam means change of dress used by God in night. After removal of night dress, the deities wear another set of dress called Tadap and Uttariyas for taking bath in the morning. Everyday deities wear clean and washed clothes. From the dress of deities, it is construed the particular day of the week. It means for seven days of the week, the deities are dressed with seven different colours. For Sunday, deities wear red coloured Patta, for Monday black and white colour, for Tuesday Barapatia Patta, for Wednesday Patta of blue colour, for Thursday Patta of yellow colour, for Friday Patta of white colour and for Saturday Patta of black colour.

03.

BALYABHOG NITI : 7 A.M.

After putting on dresses, Tulsi and Chandan, the deities are offered ballyabhog and camper Arati is also offered

04.

TULSI-CHANDAN SEVA NITI

108 Tulsi leaf smeared with Chandan(sandal) paste is offered to Lords chanting the sacred Visnhu Sahasra Nam. The Life Member of this Seva also takes part in the Puja..

05.

GOPAL BALLAV BHOG NITI

This indicates the breakfast niti of Lord. The scheduled time for this niti is about 9 AM. in the morning. Gopala ballavbhoga consists of Suji Hallwa, Kakara, Ladu, Malpua, and Khaja etc. After the puja, the deities are offered pana (betel) which is Lord’s most favourite.

06.

SAKAL DHUPA NITI : (Morning Meal)10 A.M

The word Dhupa means offering of cooked prasad Bhog to deities. The prescribed time for Sakal Dhupa is about 10 AM morning. After the puja, Arati is offered to deities. After Arati, a certain portion of Prasad is taken to the temple of Mata Bimala, where it is reoffered to Goddess Bimala and thereafter, it becomes Mahaprasad. The glories of Mahaprasad have been described in Padma Puran. The Sakal Dhupa consists of Rice, Kanika(sweet rice),Khichadi, Dal, Besar, Vegetable curries, Fried Vegetables, and Payees etc.

07.

MADHYAN PAHUDA NITI ( mid-day rest):

The deities retire between 1 PM and 4 PM. During this period of time, The door of Grabha Griha remains closed.

08.

SANDHYA ARATI NITI: 6 A.M.

This Sandhya Arti Seva Niti starts at 6 A.M. The Arati consists of wigs mingled with ghee and camper arti are offered to the deities of entire temple. The Chamar Seva is also given to the Lords. The devotees standing in the Jagmohan pay homage to the Lords and enjoy the Arti Darshan. The entire temple was echoed with by the musical instruments and Hari-nam kirtan. After completion of the Arti, all the Sebayats and devotees together siting on the floor get the blessings of the Lords by way of water sprinkled over by the Puja Panda. A group of Sebayat and Pandit start chanting the mantra, stuti and prayer of Lord.

09.

MADHYAN PAHUDA NITI ( mid-day rest):

The deities retire between 1 PM and 4 PM. During this period of time, The door of Grabha Griha remains closed.

10.

MADHYAN PAHUDA NITI ( mid-day rest):

The deities retire between 1 PM and 4 PM. During this period of time, The door of Grabha Griha remains closed.