Walk into any home in Puri during the Rath Yatra season or visit a corner of Raghurajpur village, and you’ll likely find a cloth painting of Lord Jagannath with bold eyes, floral borders, and intricate details.

Anavasara is a deeply symbolic period in the Jagannath tradition. It begins right after Snana Purnima, the grand ceremonial bath of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra.