Puri, Nov. 5 -- Over three lakh devotees on Wednesday witnessed the Rajrajeswar Vesha, popularly known as Suna Vesh(golden attire) of the presiding deities of the Sri Jagannath Temple on Kartik Purnima. From Tuesday midnight, temple priests performed the daily rituals for the deities, beginning with Mangal, Arati, Mailum, Tadaplagi, Abakash, Surya Puja, Rosa Homa, and offering Gopal Bhog.
Following the completion of these rituals, three special sets of servitors adorned the deities with golden ornaments, including limbs, feet, insignias, tiaras, and necklaces studded with precious gems. The dressing process took nearly two hours, from 6:55 am to 8:30 am.
To accommodate a larger number of devotees for darshan, the temple administration ski...