Deba Snana Purnima 2026 Date Time
This year,Deba Snana Purnima will be Celebrated on Monday , June 29, 2026
Snana Purnima is a sacred Hindu festival celebrated especially in Odisha,marking a significant ritual in the Jagannath Temple traditions. It falls on the full moon day (Purnima)in the Hindu month of Jyestha (June).
Significance of Snana Purnima:
It is the ceremonial bathing day of Lord Jagannatha along with his siblings Lord Balabhadraand Devi Subhadra,on the Snana Mandap (bathing platform) of the Jagannath Temple in Puri
* Deities are bathed with 108 pots of sacred water collected from the golden well inside the temple premises.
* This ritual is known as Snana Yatra and is the first public appearance of the deities before the grand Rath Yatra Car Festival).
Deba Snana Purnima a ceremonial bath of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra According to the Skanda Purana, Raja Indradyumna, who installed the wooden Deities, introduced the idea of giving Them a bath.
There is a view that like all other major festivals in Odisha, Snana Jatra has direct links with agrarian calendar of the state and that the ritual bath signifies the onset of monsoon.
After the Snana Jatra, the three deities are kept away from public view for 15 days and this temporary disappearance is called the ‘Anasara’ period. The popular belief is that after the ritualistic bath, the deities develop fever and therefore do not return to the sanctum sanctorum.
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