Bhubaneswar, Nov. 19 -- The holy month of Margasira enters its Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the three-day Dev Deepawali rituals at the Jagannath Temple in Puri.

During this sacred period, Lord Jagannath and His Siblings will don Shraddha Besha and special lamps will be offered in honour of their ancestors.

According to tradition, the deities perform deepadan and shraddha for different divine ancestors over the three days- Aditi and Kashyapa on Chaturdashi, King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya on Amavasya, and Vasudeva-Devaki, Nanda-Yashoda, and King Indradyumna-Queen Gundicha on Pratipada.

After the Dwipahara Dhoopa each day, the deities give darshan in Shraddha attire. In the evening, following the S...