Schedule of The Holy Car Festival of Lord Jagannath, Balbhadra & Devi Subhadra at Koraput in the Year-2008:(We wish if you , your friends and family memebrs could be there with us to celebrate the Unique festival at Sabara Srikshetra , Koraput)
3rd July-2008(Thursday):
Netrotsav & Naba Joubana Darshan.
4th July-2008(Friday):
Car Festival (SriGundicha Jatra)
1:00 pm: Obtaining Permission from Maa Bimala
1:30 pm: Pahandi of the three Lords to the Chariot.
3:30 pm: Pulling of the Divine Chariot by People on the Bada Dando of Koraput.
9:00 pm: Pahandi of the three Lords to SriGundicha Temple.
5th july.2008(Saturday) :
Matshya Avatar
6th July,2008:(Sunday):
Katchhapa Avatar
7th July-2008(Monday):
Baraaha Avatar
8th July,2008(Tuesday):
Hera Panchami
1:00 pm :Changing the direction of the face of the Chariot
SriLaxmiNrusingha Avatar
7:00 pm: Arrival of Goddess Laxmi(MahaLaxmi Bije)
9th July-2008 (Wednesday) :
Bamana & Parasuram Avatar
10th July-2008 (Thursday):
SriRam & Balaram Avatar.
11th July-2008 (Friday):
Kalki Avatar-Sandhya Darshan
12th July-2008 (Saturday) :
Return Car Festival(Bahuda Jatra):
10:00 am: Pahandi of the three Lords to the Chariot
2:30 pm: Pulling of the Divine Chariot by the people on the bada Danda of Koraput.
13th July-2008(Sunday):
Sunabesha of the three Lords on the Chariot
14th July-2008(Monday):
Niladri Bije(Return of the Lords to their temple)
7:00 pm: Pahandi of the Lords to the Main Temple
8:00 pm: Bachanika
N.B.
From 3rd July to 12th July Anna Prasad and other prasads of the Lord will be available for the people at SriGundicha Temple. Books and other materials related to the Jagannath Culture would be available there .
At Kotia , the boarder point between orissa and Andhra pradesh on the top of mountains , the car festival would be held on 5th July-2008.
(All these information have been copied from the leaflet distributed by SriJagannath Temple Administration , Sabra Srikshetra , Koraput.