At Puri, Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra leave the temple on three great chariots and travel to the Gundicha temple, pulled through the street by anyone who reaches the rope. It is the rare occasion when darshan requires no entry, no status and no permission.
Source: Skanda Purana, Utkala Khanda; Brahma Purana
jagannātha
Lord of the universe — worshipped at Puri in a form deliberately unfinished, beyond the reach of exact depiction.
Honoured deity: Jagannath, with Balabhadra and Subhadra
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