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Paya Shraddha
Paya Shraddha, locally known as Badabadua, is a significant Odia tradition performed on Diwali Amavasya to honor ancestors. Devotees gather at sacred sites, including Puri's Baishi Pahacha and Bindusagar, to light Kaunriya sticks (jute sticks) to guide departed souls with light, while offering Pinda (rice, water, flour, petals).
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Tila Tarpan
Thila tharpana puri was the place where god Rama paid tribute to his father dasarathan. He was asked to do so by shiva on the banks of arasalar river at mandhara vanam . The Shiva idol is therefore called muktheeswarar (since he gave mukti to dasarathan ).
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Mudan Rituals
The Mundan ritual in Puri, or Chudakarana, is a sacred Hindu ceremony involving the first head-shaving of a child, often held at the Jagannath Temple or the Lokanatha Temple to ensure a healthy, long life and spiritual purification. It is usually performed in the first or third year to remove "bad traits" from past lives.
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Gobadha Rituals
the Gobadha ritual is an expiatory ceremony related to atonement for the sin of killing a cow (Gobadha papa), specifically identified within rituals performed near holy sites like the Markandeya Tank in Puri, Odisha.
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Mahalaya Rituals
Mahalaya in Puri is a major, sacred event where thousands gather at holy sites like Shwetaganga, Markandeya, Narendra, and Indradyumna tanks for Pinda Daan and Tarpan (ancestor rituals) on the last day of Pitru Paksha. Devotees offer prayers, rice balls, and water to ancestors, often offering Mahaprasad from Jagannath Temple, aiming for the salvation of departed souls.