Bhubaneswar, June 27 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1751022664.webp
Following the completion of 'Pahandi Bije'(royal procession) rituals of the 'Chaturdha Murty', Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb performed the 'Chhera Panhara' on the three chariots with a golden broom on the occasion of the world-famous Rath Yatra in Puri on Friday.
The fascinating ritual of 'Chhera Panhara' means sweeping of the space around the chariot by the king of Puri, who is considered as the first servitor of Lord Jagannath and His siblings-Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra.
It is an important ritual of the world-famous festival. It is because Gajapati of Puri is regarded as Lord Vishnu and to witness the king alo...