18th Annual Evening Aarti Festival of Tirtharaj Mahodadhi
Report by – Singhari Alok Khuntia
Puri, 25.01 — The 18th annual celebration of the evening Aarti of Tirtharaj Mahodadhi was held in front of Swargadwar, Puri. The event was graced by Jagadguru Shankaracharya, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, along with temple servitors and saints from various parts of India, who delivered spiritual discourses and divine messages to the devotees.
The Aarti is performed with the aim of promoting global welfare and peace. The special Aarti ceremony took place at 6:30 PM. Both Jagadguru Shankaracharya and Gajapati Maharaja participated in the ritual.
The daily evening Aarti of Mahodadhi is held at the beach near Swargadwar in an atmosphere filled with spiritual energy. As part of this tradition, the Govardhan Matha organizes and conducts the Mahodadhi Aarti every day at the same location.
