ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ · Jai Jagannath

Utsav — the year of Jagannath in Sri Mandir

Thirteen festivals in twelve months. Snana, Ratha, Kartika, Dola, Janmastami — and every niti in between. Dates below are the 2026–27 temple calendar. Pick an occasion, stay on this page, WhatsApp the Pandit. Jai Jagannath.

Jai Jagannath · Offer Annadaan

ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ · Dvadasa yatra

The twelve yatras — plus Neeladri Mahodaya

Old texts from the Brahma and Skanda Purana name twelve festivals of Jagannath. Sri Mandir adds Neeladri Mahodaya. Tap a card. Then tag a Pandit for that date — crowd days close windows you cannot guess. Jai Jagannath.

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Balabhadra, Subhadra, Jagannath and Sudarshana take the three chariots down Bada Danda to Gundicha, about three kilometres. Pahandi, Chhera Pahanra, the pull. Millions move. A Mandir Pandit keeps your group in a lawful viewing line — this is not a selfie queue.

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Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Tap for the niti · Jai Jagannath

Jai Jagannath · Living calendar

Every occasion in Sri Mandir, 2026–27

From Mahabisuba Sankranti to next Chaitra. Typical dates of this cycle. Niti can still shift a window on the day — that is why the Pandit exists. Jai Jagannath.

  1. 14 Apr 2026 Tuesday

    Mahabisuba Sankranti, Hanuman Jayanti

    Pana Sankranti. Birth rites of Mahaveer in the temple and Jagannatha Ballava Matha.

    Jai Jagannath
  2. 17 Apr 2026 Friday

    Rukuni Amabasya

    New-moon niti of Baisakha.

    Jai Jagannath
  3. 20 Apr 2026 Monday

    Akhayatrutiya, Chandan Yatra starts

    Ratha timber blessed. 42 days of Chandan begin.

    Jai Jagannath
  4. 24 Apr 2026 Friday

    Niladri Mahodayastami

    108 pots, abhisheka. The thirteenth yatra.

    Jai Jagannath
  5. 27 Apr 2026 Monday

    Mohini Ekadasi

    Ekadasi niti of Baisakha.

    Jai Jagannath
  6. 30 Apr 2026 Thursday

    Nrusingha Janma

    Nrusimha image to Jagannatha Ballava Matha for special rites.

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ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ · On the day

Darshan first. Then dana, if you wish.

Festival days are when families ask for Annadaan, bhog and puja in their name and gotra. That offering is booked through bhog committees — stay on this site, open Dana, WhatsApp the Pandit. Jai Jagannath.

Offer Annadaan / puja Darshan SOP

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Thirteen yatras. One Lord. One Pandit at Paschim Dwar. Do not land on a yatra day without a date in the chat. Jai Jagannath.

Dana / Donate

Priority SOP · Jagannath Mandir Pandit

Utsav days: walk with a Pandit, or you miss the niti

Snana, Ratha, Bahuda, Suna Besha, Kartika, Dola — every occasion shifts darshan. Tag a Jagannath Mandir Pandit for that date. Book from this page. Jai Jagannath.

  1. 1

    Know the niti, not the rumour

    Dhupa, Alati and Pahuda close or shift the line. A Mandir Pandit reads the live rhythm so you do not stand through a closed door.

  2. 2

    Meet at Paschim Dwar (West Gate)

    Our Pandit-guided darshan starts only at Paschim Dwar — not Lion’s Gate (Singha Dwara). Tagging a Pandit keeps you at the correct dwar, not the wrong queue.

  3. 3

    Phones and leather stay outside

    Free stands at the gate. A Pandit briefs you before the barricade so security does not send you back.

  4. 4

    Sahana Mela vs distant glimpse

    Close Ratnavedi darshan is not the same as Jagamohan viewing. The Pandit times the window when close darshan is actually allowed.

  5. 5

    Offerings without confusion

    Hundi, flowers and Mahaprasad have a place. Going with a Pandit stops touts and wrong counters from eating your time.

  6. 6

    Meet, walk, darshan, Ananda Bazaar

    SOP: WhatsApp arrival → meet at Paschim Dwar (West Gate) → follow the Pandit through queue and niti pauses → darshan → Mahaprasad. One thread, no scatter. Not Lion’s Gate.

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