June 12, 2025 09:24 pm (IST)
In Images: Devotees perform in north Kolkata as they proceed to fetch holy water for Jagannath Snan Yatra

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.

Devotees in north Kolkata’s Ariadaha celebrate kalash (pitcher) yatra with dance and performances in the streets as they (women) proceed to fetch water a day before from the holy Ganges for bathing the deities tomorrow during Jagannath Snana Yatra, which is a bathing festival of deities in holy water. Women preserve the water for bathing the deities (who remain in palanquins during kalash yatra) the next day. Jagannath Snana Yatra is another name for Dev Snana Purnima. At this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra emerge for the first time outside of a temple before Rath Yatra begins. Deities are bathed in 108 different pots.
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