Jay Jagannath, Jagannath Puri Temple, Odisha Prathamastami Lekhani Sebaka Artcile provided by T.K.V. Karuna e.mail id: [email protected] Therefore, the family tradition is maintained through them. For such obvious reasons the eldest child is honored to occupy the respectable place in the family and it is he who maintains the heredity. Tradition in Jagannath Temple Puri: According to traditions, Lord Madhab of Niali, about 50 kilometres from here in Cuttack district is considered as maternal uncle of the Trinity. Prathamastami religious traditions prescribe maternal uncles to present new cloths to their nephews on ‘Prathamastami’ day every year. The practice was revived after a hundred years. Madhab temple servitors brought ‘Khanduas’ and ‘Pattas’ for the deities in Puri. They came in a huge procession from Niali all the way to Puri. On arrival of the procession at Singhadwara, they are accorded warm welcome by Sri Jagannath temple servitors and the temple administration. The cloth packets are taken into the temple and kept in the guard room. Priests would use these cloths to dress the deities on ‘Prathamastami’ A TO Z INDIA ● NOVEMBER 2021 ● PAGE 13