Bhubaneswar: Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb (67), Scion of the Kingdom of Royal Puri and Chair of Puri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee, spoke to Debabrata Mohapatra about Rath Yatra who will come in Puri.
How do you see the celebration of Rath Yatra in the middle of a covid pandemic for the second year in a row? This will be another year of Ratha-Yatra in Puri without the presence of general worshipers in the Grand Road and with Sevaks Sevaks must attract three holy trains.
to their destination.
However, all the gods will be carried out by Sevaks Temple, as in previous years, according to established tradition.
The worshipers must be satisfactory to watch the Grand Festival on electronic media.
Last year, when there was a national lock because of Covid’s pandemic with a complete ban on all religious functions, the Supreme Court Hon’ble, through the command of the landmark on June 22, 2020, only allowed Ratha-Yatra’s behavior only in Puri, as an extraordinary case, depending on certain direction to prevent Covid spread.
In carrying out Ratha-Yatra this year, the administration of the District Candi and Administration will comply with the direction of the Supreme Court and the Hon’ble guidelines issued by the state government in that.
Having another unprecedented crisis, similar to a pandemic, has an impact on Rath Yatra in Puri in the past? For my knowledge, before the valid Covid pandemic, Ratha-Yatra in Puri was never disturbed or affected.
However, the disruption of the god ‘Yatra in Puri has occurred on several occasions because of the attack repeatedly by Mughal forces between the 16th and 18th centuries, when the gods must be taken to remote places or kept secret in the temple area.
Disappointed worshipers could not attend the festival …
worshipers, who wanted to attend the Grand Road in Puri on the day of Ratha-Yatra for Darshan Dewa and to attract the holy train, no doubt will be disappointed.
, However, Covid’s pandemic has left us without choice.
As the Hon’ble Supreme Court has been properly observed on its decision June 22 2020, to prevent the spread of Covid, the only way Ratha-Yatra in the castle can be held without worshipers at the Grand Road.
However, for countless worshipers around the world watching the great spectacle in electronic media, there will be no disappointment and they will have Darshan from the gods in previous years.
Because you are scheduled to do Chhera Pahanra, what precautions do you take to keep Covid in Bay? Temple and district administration implements the Covid protocol as far as practical.
All Sevaks Temple (including me) and administrative personnel / police participated in the Holy Events of Gundicha-Yatra on July 12 to Neeland-Bije on July 23, Vaksin Covid has been given more RT-PCR tests for Covid Negative Report before Events and will wear facial masks during SVA.
Rath Yatra might deliver a lively atmosphere in the royal palace.
Already Covid robbed the sheen out of the celebration in the royal palace? Have you invited guests to your home? To implement Covid guidelines strictly to carry out Ratha-yatra in Puri, district administration will impose part 144 along the Grand Road to prevent public presence.
Guests and visitors in the buildings on both sides of the Grand Road have also been annulled.
Therefore, there is no possibility of inviting guests to my residence for Ratha-Yatra this year.
However, all rituals in the royal palace connected with Yatra will be held according to tradition.
Apart from the threat of covid, waiters, carpenters, and others have increased on that occasion to make Rath Yatra successful …
for the second year in a row, Covid’s pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges before the Sevaks Temple, Administration and Personnel Another connected to the behavior of Ratha-Yatra in Puri.
As in the previous year, through exemplary dedication and the foot of Lotus Lord, they once again rose to overcome the opportunity to succeed in doing the god ‘Yatra this year too.