Bhubaneswar: The much-anticipated super blue blood moon day is finally here. Star gazers in the state will be witness to three simultaneous lunar events tomorrow—supermoon, blue moon and lunar eclipse. The total lunar eclipse will be visible from 5:20pm. All the three phenomena together would start around 6.25pm in the eastern sky and would be over in an hour’s time, a release from BM Birla Science Centre said. From traditional practices in Oriya households like haandi chhaada to change in timings of rituals at Jagannath temple in Puri, this event has major cultural and religious significance in Orissa. The morning rites of Jagannath temple will begin as early as 12:20 am in the dead of the night, followed by bhitara sodha at 12:40 am, mangala aarati at 12:50 am, surya puja at 2:10 am, sakala dhupa between 3:00 am and 4:00 am and madhyana dhupa between 5:20 am and 6:20 am. No ceremonial procedures will be conducted in the temple after 6:25 am till 5:20 pm. After the commencement of lunar eclipse, rites such as grahana mahasnana will be held.
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