Seraikela, Shachindra Kumar Dash. Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra appeared in the form of turtles to the devotees on Tuesday at the Gundicha temple in Seraikela. Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra have been given an attractive form in the form of a turtle. Along with that gorgeous makeup has gone. Only in Seraikela in Jharkhand, during the Rath Yatra, the Lord gives darshan to the devotees in different forms. Artists Partha Sarathi Dash, Ujjwal Singh, Sumit Mohapatra, Subham Kar, Manu Satpathi, Vicky Satpathi, Mukesh Sahu etc. have dressed up the turtle form of Lord Jagannath-Balbhadra under the direction of Guru Sushant Kumar Mohapatra. Despite the rain since morning, a large number of devotees are reaching the temple since Tuesday morning to see Lord Jagannath in the form of a turtle. The Gundicha temple is expected to be more crowded in the evening.
The specialty here is the attire of Lord Jagannath during the Rath Yatra.
Lord Jagannath’s appearance in different costumes in the Gundicha temple of Seraikela is the specialty of the Rath Yatra here. During Seraikela, people from outside also reach Gundicha Temple (Mausi Bari) to see the costumes of Lord Jagannath. It is said that the costume tradition in Seraikela Rath Yatra started in the 70s. The Lord was decorated by artists like Guru Prashann Kumar Mohapatra, Doman Jena, Sushant Mohapatra. Presently, under the direction of Guru Sushant Kumar Mahapatra, local artists perform the costume tradition in Seraikela Rath Yatra.
What is the fish-turtle form of Lord Jagannath?
Lord Vishnu has been called the protector of the world. According to mythology, it has been said that whenever there is a crisis on the earth, then Lord Vishnu incarnates and removes that crisis. Vaman Avatar, Narasimha Avatar, Matsya Avatar, Rama Avatar, Krishna Avatar all these are proof of this fact. The incarnations of Lord Vishnu have been mentioned in the Hindu scriptures. It is believed that Lord Vishnu protected the Vedas by appearing in the form of a fish. Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of a tortoise in Kachhapa or Kurma avatar. In this incarnation, Vishnu ji held the Mandar mountain on his back during the churning of the ocean, due to which the churning of the ocean for the nectar could take place between the deities and the asuras.