Adhara Pana (sweet drink offering on the chariots)
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra
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Adhara Pana — on Asadha Shukla Dwadashi, sweet pana is offered to the deities atop the chariots and then poured down for the unseen beings, bhutas and ancestors. A unique Jagannath-temple ritual found nowhere else.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
ॐ श्री जगन्नाथाय नमः।
Om Sri Jagannathaya namah
Salutations to Sri Jagannath — recipient of the sweet pana offering.
How to recite
On Asadha Shukla Dwadashi, huge earthen pots filled with sweet pana (a drink of chhena, milk, jaggery, banana, pepper and camphor) are placed on the three chariots up to the lips of the deities. After offering, the pots are smashed on the chariots so the pana flows down — feeding the bhutas, devas, and unseen beings (especially the souls of devotees who died during the festival). Make pana at home and offer it to all visitors.
Benefits
Adhara Pana is offered not for human consumption but for the devas, ancestors and bhutas — teaching that even the divine bhog has a share for every level of being.
✦ Special Note
Per Puri temple panchang. Asadha Shukla Dwadashi — 2026: July 26. 2027: July 16.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Adhara pana (sweet chhena drink), fruits, light mahaprasad rice.
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