Snana Purnima

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Snana Purnima is a Hindu festival marking the ceremonial public bathing of Lord Jagannath and associated deities at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, observed shortly before the annual Rath Yatra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
associatedDeity Balabhadra ⓘ
Lord Jagannath ⓘ
linked to: Jagannath

Subhadra ⓘ
Sudarsana ⓘ
calendar Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalRegion Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa
devotionalFocus bhakti (devotion) to Jagannath ⓘ
devotionalPractice chanting of Jagannath kirtans ⓘ
large congregational darshan ⓘ
offering of special bhoga (food offerings) ⓘ
etymology ‘Purnima’ means full moon in Sanskrit/Odia ⓘ
‘Snana’ means bathing in Sanskrit/Odia ⓘ
festivalType Vaishnava festival ⓘ
temple festival ⓘ
followedBy Rath Yatra ⓘ
hasAspect mass pilgrimage to Puri ⓘ
public procession ⓘ
ritual bathing ⓘ
languageOfName Odia ⓘ
linkedFestival Rath Yatra of Puri ⓘ
linked to: Rath Yatra
location Puri, Odisha, India ⓘ
linked to: Puri
mainTemple Jagannath Temple, Puri ⓘ
observedBy Hindus in Odisha ⓘ
devotees of Lord Jagannath ⓘ
occursOn full moon day of Jyeshtha month ⓘ
organisedBy Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri ⓘ
pilgrimageSite Jagannath Temple complex ⓘ
precededBy Akshaya Tritiya (in Jagannath temple ritual sequence) ⓘ
linked to: Akshaya Tritiya
relatedConcept Anavasara (period of seclusion of deities after bathing) ⓘ
Navakalebara (when Snana Purnima has special importance in years of body-renewal) ⓘ
linked to: Snana Purnima
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousTradition Jagannath tradition ⓘ
ritual ceremonial bathing of deities ⓘ
procession of deities to Snana Bedi ⓘ
public darshan of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra ⓘ
ritualObject Snana Bedi (bathing platform) ⓘ
linked to: Saptarishi Ghat
significance considered the birthday or appearance day of Lord Jagannath by some traditions ⓘ
marks the first public appearance of Jagannath before Rath Yatra ⓘ
ritual purification of deities before chariot festival ⓘ
timeOfYear May–June ⓘ
tithi Jyeshtha Purnima ⓘ
visibility deities brought out from Garbha Griha for public view ⓘ
waterSource 108 pitchers of sanctified water ⓘ
water from the Golden Well (Suna Kua) at Jagannath Temple ⓘ

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Rath Yatra → associatedRitual → Snana Purnima ⓘ
Kartika month → containsFestival → Kartik Snan ⓘ
linked to: Snana Purnima
Jagannath Temple Puri → hasFestival → Snana Yatra ⓘ
linked to: Snana Purnima
Puri district → hasFestival → Snana Yatra ⓘ
linked to: Snana Purnima
Puri → hasFestival → Snana Yatra ⓘ
linked to: Snana Purnima
Snana Purnima → relatedConcept → Navakalebara (when Snana Purnima has special importance in years of body-renewal) ⓘ
linked to: Snana Purnima
Jagannath → majorFestival → Snana Yatra ⓘ
linked to: Snana Purnima
Jagannath-centric Vaishnavism → associatedFestival → Snana Yatra ⓘ
linked to: Snana Purnima