Puri: Niladri Bije, which signifies the return of the Trinity to the sanctum sanctorum of Shree Jagannath temple after 12 days, which will be held Wednesday night.
Lord Jagannath and his siblings will enter the temple after rituals are completed.
The servitors had performed the Adhara Pana and Garuda Sayana rituals of the Lords late Tuesday night.The Niladri Bije of the Lords would begin after the traditional offering of Rasagolla by Lord Jagannath to Goddess Laxmi.
The servitors in the early morning Wednesday had performed the Mangala Alati, Mailam Lagi, Tadala Lagi, Abakasha, Gopala Ballava, Sakala Dhupa and Jatrangi Mahasnana rituals.
The Sandhya Alati ritual would begin at 1.30 pm after the Besha Sesha, Madhyanna Dhupa and Mailam Lagi rituals. The Sandhya Dhupa rituals would be performed between 2 pm and 3 pm.
The fixing of the Charamala (ladder made of palm wood) to the chariots would be done between 3 pm and 5 pm after which the servitors would perform the Simhasan Majana rituals.
The Pahandi of the Lords is scheduled at 6.30 pm after the Pushpanjali at 6 pm.
The Pahandi of the Lords would be completed at 11 pm.
The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration has made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the rituals.
