Gahan Bije

Puri: Among all the rituals, there is another ritual named- 'Gahan Bije', when the Puri queen, accompanied by her husband Puri King Gajapati performs a special prayer before the presiding deities of the Jagannath temple inside the sanctum…

Puri: As per Hindu tradition, women never enter the sanctum sanctorum of the temple but this unique tradition of 'Gahan Bije' of Jagannath Temple empowers the queen to enter the sanctum sanctorum once in her lifetime thus providing her with…