Pride of Mahaprasad
At the forefront of the rath yatra, Shri Balaram on the Tal flag, Mata Subhadra and Sudarshan Chakra on the Padma Flag chariot behind it and Shri Jagannath ji on the chariot named Nandighosh in the chariot. The Taladhawaj Ratha is 75 feet long, 75 feet wide and 75 feet high. It has 14 wheels of 6 feet diameter. Balabhadra's chariot to Taladhawaj and Subhadra's chariot to Devlan is somewhat smaller than Jagannath's chariot. By evening, these three chariots reach the temple. The next day, Lord gets off the chariot and enters the temple and stays there for seven days. The vision of Shri Jagannath ji during these nine days in Gundicha temple is called Aadap-Darshan. Prasad of Shri Jagannath ji is considered as Mahaprasad while Prasad of other Pilgrimages is generally called Prasad. Prasad of Shri Jagannath ji got the form of Mahaprasad by Mahaprabhu Ballabhacharya Ji. It is said that to test the loyalty of Mahaprabhu Ballabhacharya, when he reached Puri on the day of Ekadashi fast, someone gave a prasad in the temple itself. Mahaprabhu took the prasad in his hands and spent the night after the day while performing the Eulogy. On the next day Dwadashi received the Prasad at the end of the Eulogy and that Prasad got the glory of Mahaprasad. The offerings of coconut, lai, gajamung and malpua are especially found on this day.
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