Anavasara (15-day seclusion / no public darshan)
Lord Jagannath in Anasara-pati form (recovering)
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Anavasara — the 15-day fortnight after Snana Yatra when Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are kept in the Anasara Ghara recovering from the bathing fever. No public darshan; the Lord is treated with herbal medicines by the daitapatis. Devotees visit Alarnatha or worship the Anasara-pati painting at home.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
ॐ श्री जगन्नाथाय नमः। आरोग्यम् देहि।
Om Sri Jagannathaya namah; arogyam dehi
Salutations to Lord Jagannath — please grant good health (to the Lord and to all who serve Him).
How to recite
For 15 days after Snana Yatra the wooden deities are kept in the Anasara Ghara (a private chamber) where the daitapatis attend to Them with herbal medicines (phula-uri, aushadhi-tail, chhana-jaggery). No public darshan is allowed. Devotees worship the painted Anasara-pati (cloth painting of the deities) in homes and at substitute temples (Brahma Giri's Alarnatha is famous for this). Many observe a fast or simplified diet during this fortnight in solidarity with the Lord's recovery.
Benefits
Anavasara teaches that even the Lord accepts illness as part of the cosmic play, and that quiet seva — herbal cures, gentle care, painted darshan — is as devotional as grand festivals. Many devotees travel to Alarnatha (15 km from Puri) where Lord Vishnu is said to receive the displaced devotees during this fortnight.
✦ Special Note
Per the temple panchang. Anavasara 2026: June 1–15 (approx, ends Krishna Amavasya). 2027: June 20–July 5. Public darshan resumes only on Nava-Yauvana Darshan, the day before Ratha Yatra.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Phalamula bhog — fresh fruits, dahi, chhena and dry fruits; aushadhi-pana of basil, coriander and jaggery; simple rice-moong khichuri at one meal.
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