Puri ( Odisha ) [India], November 21 (ANI): The sacred town of Puri witnessed vibrant devotional fervour on Friday as thousands of devotees lit earthen lamps across the Shri Jagannath Temple premises and around the Shree Gundicha Temple, marking the second day of the ongoing Dev Deepawali celebrations.

The three-day ritual, observed annually during the holy month of Margasira, began on Wednesday as the lunar calendar entered Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi. The festival holds deep religious significance, signifying ancestral remembrance and divine offering, with Lord Jagannath and his siblings adorned in the special Shraddha Besha during this period.

As part of the age-old tradition, the deities are believed to perform deepadan and shraddha in honour of divine ancestors across the three

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