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A day before the Rath Yatra, the pilgrim town of Puri witnessed an overwhelming surge of devotion as thousands of pilgrims gathered for the auspicious Nabajouban Darshan and Netrotsav rituals at the Shree Jagannath Temple on Thursday.
According to the temple tradition, following the grand Snana Purnima (bathing festival), the deities are believed to fall ill and are kept away from public view for recovery in the Anasara Ghara. During this time, devotees are unable to have darshan of the deities, creating a deeply felt spiritual absence.
On the day of Nabajouban Darshan, which falls on the new moon day of Ashadha month, the deit...