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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Snana Yatra | 2 |
| Kartik Snan | 1 |
| Snana Purnima canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Balabhadra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Jagannath NERFINISHED ⓘ Subhadra NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudarsana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
mass pilgrimage to Puri
ⓘ
public procession ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Odia ⓘ |
| linkedFestival | Rath Yatra of Puri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Puri, Odisha, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTemple | Jagannath Temple, Puri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hindus in Odisha
ⓘ
devotees of Lord Jagannath ⓘ |
| occursOn | full moon day of Jyeshtha month ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite | Jagannath Temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Akshaya Tritiya (in Jagannath temple ritual sequence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Anavasara (period of seclusion of deities after bathing)
ⓘ
Navakalebara (when Snana Purnima has special importance in years of body-renewal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Jagannath tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritual |
ceremonial bathing of deities
ⓘ
procession of deities to Snana Bedi ⓘ public darshan of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra ⓘ |
| ritualObject | Snana Bedi (bathing platform) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kartik Snan
this entity surface form:
Snana Yatra
this entity surface form:
Snana Yatra