Today is Vijaya Dashami in Srimandir. Jagannath will give darshan to the devotees in Sunabesa. After the Abakasha ritual of Mahaprabhu Jagannath in the Srimandir. 32 idols and gold ornaments, Sunabesha will be performed.
On the occasion of holy Dussehra, the weapon puja Nithi will be performed in Srimandir. After the morning incense is consumed, the weapons will be bathed in Varuna.
After placing the weapons on three silver plates, the Mekap will go down and after circumambulating the Badadeula three times with the head Sevayat, the Pushpalak will place the Halmushal on Lord Balabhadra, the Golden Tadaki on Goddess Subhadra and the Shankhachakra weapon on Lord Sri Jagannath.
Meanwhile, there is a tradition of visiting the Mahakhala or Dussehra pada at Sri Jagannath Ballav Math. The darshan will be done with the moving idols of Mahaprabhu, Madanmohan, Ramakrishna and Veerbesha.
A large number of devotees have gathered in Puri today to have darshan of this rare form of Lord Jagannath. The visarjan festival will be held in front of the temple after the Devi Sabha.
Idols from different neighborhoods will converge in front of the Jagannath Temple. Traditional musical instruments like dhol and ghanta will reverberate in the entire atmosphere.
