Saty Narayan Ji Mandir, Nabha

Pujari Bachi Ram Joshi

Brij Lal was the first Pujaari at the temple. He served at temple for 20 years. After him Pandit Dwarika Das came. He Belongs To Chamoli, district Uttarakhand. He done his service in the Temple for 18 years. After Dwarika Das a new pujaari came His Name Is Pandit Bachi Ram Joshi in 1989. He is a karm Kaandi Brahmin from Tehri Garhwal. His Guru is Pandit Bhagwat Parsad Joshi. Pandit Bachi Ram Joshi is Presently Living at The Temple, with his Family.

Shiv Pariwaar at Mandir Thakur Shri Saty Narayan Ji.

In the tmple if enters at left side of the temple Shiva is there and have statues of Ganesha, Kartikaya, Parvati, Nandi and Bhairav. There is a big hall is there in the temple where many festivals are celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi, Satynarayan Vrat Katha etc.

Mata Naina Devi at Mandir Thakur Shri Saty Narayan Ji.

In That Hall Mata Naina Devi is there sitting on her ride Lion. This Statue of Mata Was Sthapith in 1980.

Shri Radhe Krishna at Mandir Thakur Shri Saty Narayan Ji.

At the first floor of temple Radha Krishna temple is there.

Temple has one entrance in all directions. Everyone is allowed entry. Practicing Hindus of non-Indian descent are excluded from premises. Every day there are two Aarties are Performed of Thakur Saty Narayan Ji. No time is fixed for Aarti because Aarti is done at the time of sun set.

The temple of Jagannath Puri is one of the holiest Hindu Char Dham (four divine sites) sites comprising Rameswaram, Badrinath, Puri and Dwarka.[1] Though the origins are not clearly known, the Advaita school of Hinduism propagated by Sankaracharya, who created Hindu monastic institutions across India, attributes the origin of Char Dham to the seer.[2] The four monasteries lie across the four corners of India and their attendant temples are Badrinath Temple at Badrinath in the North, Jagannath Temple at Puri in the East, Dwarakadheesh Temple at Dwarka in the West and Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameswaram in the South. Though ideologically the temples are divided between the sects of Hinduism, namely Saivism and Vaishnavism, the Char Dham pilgrimage is an all Hindu affair.[3] There are four abodes in Himalayas called Chota Char Dham (Chota meaning small): Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri - all of these lie at the foot hills of Himalayas [4] The name Chota was added during the mid of 20th century to differentiate the original Char Dhams. The journey across the four cardinal points in India is considered sacred by Hindus who aspire to visit these temples once in their lifetime.[5] Traditionally the trip starts at the eastern end from Puri, proceeding in clockwise direction in a manner typically followed for circumambulation in Hindu temples.[5]

There are numerous smaller temples and shrines within the Temple complex where active worship is regularly conducted. The Mata Naina Devi is considered one of the most important of the Shaktipeeths

The temple of Hanuman has an important role. He is in Ramayan Rama, Hanuman and Eshaneshwara.

There are many Mandapas or Pillared halls on raised platforms within the temple complex meant for religious congregations. The most prominent is the Mukti Mandapa the congregation hall of the holy seat of selected learned Brahmins.

Jagannath Ratha Yatra, Nabha

The Jagannath triad are usually worshiped in the sanctum of the temple at Puri, but Shri Saty Narayan Ji Mandir Commi tee once during the year (usually falling in month of August or September), they are brought Jagannath out onto the Devi Chowk (main street of Nabha) and travel to the Shri Saty Narayan Ji, Temple in huge chariot (ratha), allowing the public to have darśana (Holy view). This festival is known as Ratha Yatra, meaning the journey (yatra) of the chariot (ratha). The Ratha is huge wheeled wooden structure, which is built anew every year and are pulled by the devotees. The chariot for Jagannath is approximately 20 feet high and 15 feet square and takes about 1 week to construct. The Committee Members, artists and painters of Nabha, Dhuri decorate the car and paint flower petals and other designs on the wheels, the wood-carved charioteer and horses, and the inverted lotuses on the wall behind the throne. The huge chariot of Jagannath pulled during Rath Yatra is the etymological origin of the English word Juggernaut. The Ratha-Yatra is also termed as the Shri Gundicha yatra.

Prabhu Hari Kishore Joshi Holdin Lord Jagannath

The most significant ritual associated with the Ratha-Yatra is the chhera pahara. During the festival, people wears the outfit of a sweeper and sweeps all around the deities and chariot in the Chera Pahara (sweeping with water) ritual. King cleanses the road before the chariots with a gold-handled broom and sprinkles sandalwood water and powder with utmost devotion. As per the custom, although the King has been considered the most exalted person in the kingdom, he still renders the menial service to Jagannath. This ritual signified that under the lordship of Jagannath, there is no distinction between the powerful sovereign King and the most humble devotee. Jagannath Katha is held on Seven days before, on the first day of the Ratha Yatra, the last day of the festival, when the deities are ceremoniously brought back to the Shri Mandir.

In the Ratha Yatra, the three deities are taken from the Jagannath Temple in the chariot.

Bhajan Mandli 2

The observance of the Rath Yatra dates back to the period of the Puranas. Vivid descriptions of this festival are found in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, and Skanda Purana. Kapila Samhita also refers to Rath Yatra. In Moghul period also, King Ramsingh of Jaipur, Rajasthan has been described as organizing the Rath Yatra in the 18th Century. In Orissa, Kings of Mayurbhanj and Parlakhemundi were organizing the Rath Yatra, though the grandest festival in terms of scale and popularity takes place at Puri.

Moreover, Starza[6] notes that the ruling Ganga dynasty instituted the Rath Yatra at the completion of the great temple around 1150 AD. This festival was one of those Hindu festivals that was reported to the Western world very early. Friar Odoric of Pordenone visited India in 1316-1318, some 20 years after Marco Polo had dictated the account of his travels while in a Genoese prison.[7] In his own account of 1321, Odoric reported how the people put the "idols" on chariots, and the King and Queen and all the people drew them from the "church" with song and music.[8] [9]

On the Purnima of the month of Jyestha the Gods are ceremonially bathed and decorated every year on the occasion of Snana Yatra.

Chandrayan Vrat in Punjab is commonly known as Purnima Vrat, but it’s not purnima vrat. Chandrayan Vrat comes every month near the purnima, sometimes on purnima, sometime it comes before the purnima. On the occasion of purnima. Saty Narayan Vrat Katha is held in the temple. After the Saty Narayan JiKatha Aarti is performed. After aarti maha prashad is distributed among the devotees. Kheer is distributed as maha bhog. Chandrayan Vrat has very much importance. It is the main day of Bhagwaan Saty Narayan Ji in that month.

Celebrated for 16 days from Ashwina Krushna dwitiya to Vijayadashami.[10] As per tradition, the idol of Madhaba, along with the idol of Goddess Durga (known as Durgamadhaba), is taken on a tour of the temple premises. The tour within the temple is observed for the first eight days. For the next eight days, the idols are taken outside the temple on a palanquin to the nearby Narayani temple situated in the Dolamandapa lane. After their worship, they are brought back to the temple.[11]