Tuesday, 6 October · Asia/Kolkata
ପହୁଡ଼
Pahuda
Khata seja lagi. The bed is laid, the doors are sealed, and the precinct clears.
4 h 21 min until Dwaraphita
From Dwaraphita to Pahuda
The day, as the temple keeps it
Times below are the customary windows — the Record of Rights, and the practice published around it. They are not a promise of the clock on a festival day.
ଦ୍ୱାରଫିଟାDwaraphita
Servitors open the outer door, then the Kalahata door of the sanctum. The Record of Rights asks for this by half past four.
ମଙ୍ଗଳ ଆଳତିMangala Alati
Three lamps — karpura, bati and pithau — offered below the Ratna Singhasana by the Bhitarchha Mahapatra and two Puspalakas.
ମଇଲମMailam
Silk and flowers from the night are taken down.
ଅବକାଶAbakasha
The morning cleansing: water, a mirror, the brushing of teeth — offered to wooden forms that are never soaked.
ବେଶBesha
Fresh cloth and flowers. The day has a face.
ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପୂଜାRosa Homa & Surya Puja
Fire is offered, and the sun is worshipped near the Muktimandapa.
ସକାଳ ଧୂପSakala Dhupa
The morning mahaprasad. The kitchen has been at work since before dawn.
ଭୋଗ ମଣ୍ଡପBhoga Mandapa
A portion of the offering is carried to the bhoga mandapa.
ମଧ୍ୟାହ୍ନ ଧୂପMadhyahna Dhupa
Midday. This is the heart of the chhappan bhoga.
ମଧ୍ୟାହ୍ନ ପହୁଡ଼Afternoon rest
After the great meal the sanctum is quiet. Public darshan pauses.
ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ଦର୍ଶନEvening darshan
The precinct fills again. The lamps are still ahead.
ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ଆଳତିSandhya Alati
Lamps, as at dawn. The day is handed over.
ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ଧୂପSandhya Dhupa
Pakhala and cakes — the evening meal.
ଚନ୍ଦନ ଲାଗିChandana Lagi
Sandal paste with camphor and saffron is touched on after the meal.
ବଡ଼ସିଂହାର ବେଶBadasinghara Besha
Baralagi patta — silk carrying Jayadeva’s couplets — then flowers, tulsi and dayana. The besha the night queue is for.
ବଡ଼ସିଂହାର ଧୂପBadasinghara Dhupa
The last food of the day: pakhala, kadali bara, khiri.
ପହୁଡ଼Pahuda
Khata seja lagi. The bed is laid, the doors are sealed, and the precinct clears.