Hera Panchami

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Hera Panchami is a key ritual in the Jagannath tradition, observed during the annual Rath Yatra when Goddess Lakshmi symbolically visits Lord Jagannath to express displeasure at his delayed return to the temple.

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Hera Panchami canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious festival ⓘ
Jagannath ritual ⓘ
associatedDeity Balabhadra ⓘ
Jagannath ⓘ
Lakshmi ⓘ
linked to: Sri (Lakshmi)

Subhadra ⓘ
associatedObject Gundicha Temple ⓘ
Nandighosha chariot of Jagannath ⓘ
associatedPlace Hera Gohiri Sahi, Puri ⓘ
audience devotees of Jagannath ⓘ
pilgrims visiting Puri during Rath Yatra ⓘ
calendar Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ
Odia calendar ⓘ
centralTheme Lakshmi’s displeasure at Jagannath’s delayed return ⓘ
symbolic visit of Lakshmi to Jagannath ⓘ
city Puri ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalContext Jagannath Sampradaya ⓘ
Odia culture ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasMeaning "hera" means "to see" in Odia ⓘ
"panchami" refers to the fifth lunar day ⓘ
languageOfName Odia ⓘ
mediaCoverage Indian national media during Rath Yatra ⓘ
local Odia media ⓘ
observedAt Jagannath Temple, Puri ⓘ
occursDuring Rath Yatra festival ⓘ
linked to: Rath Yatra
occursOn fifth day of the bright fortnight of Ashadha ⓘ
occursRelativeToEvent fourth day after Ratha Yatra begins ⓘ
partOf Rath Yatra of Jagannath ⓘ
linked to: Rath Yatra
performedBy servitors of Jagannath Temple ⓘ
relatedFestival Bahuda Yatra ⓘ
Rath Yatra ⓘ
relatedRitual Lakshmi Narayana Bheta ⓘ
Niladri Bije ⓘ
religiousSignificance emphasizes importance of Lakshmi in Jagannath cult ⓘ
expresses concept of divine leela (play) of Jagannath ⓘ
teaches harmony and reconciliation in marital life ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
ritualAction Lakshmi symbolically damages Nandighosha chariot ⓘ
Lakshmi visits Gundicha Temple area ⓘ
offering of special worship to Lakshmi ⓘ
procession of Goddess Lakshmi from main temple ⓘ
return of Lakshmi to main temple through Hera Gohiri Sahi ⓘ
state Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa
symbolizes conjugal relationship between Lakshmi and Jagannath ⓘ
domestic disagreement between divine couple ⓘ
reconciliation of Lakshmi and Jagannath ⓘ
timeOfDay evening ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rath Yatra → associatedRitual → Hera Panchami ⓘ