India, July 7 -- Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were offered Adharapana (delicious drink) on their respective chariots at the Lions' Gate of Srimandir at Odisha's Puri town today.

Thousands of devotees congregated on the Grand Road of the Holy Town to witness the ritual.

Traditionally, the special drink is offered to the deities in nine cylindrical pots reaching up to their lips on their chariots. That is why the ritual is called Adharapana.

In the past, the special drink used to be offered to the deities in 12 pots-three on Bahuda Dasami, three on Ekadasi, three on Dwadasi, two for Ram and Krushna on Lord Balabhadra's Taladhwaja chariot and one pot for Madan Mohan on Lord Jagannath's Nandighosa char...