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Gobardhan Matha: Gobardhan Peetha, a
monestery or math establised by Adi Sankar at Puri
about 9th Century A.D plays an important role in the
ritulas of Sri Jagannath Temple, Puri. Sankarachaya
math has a number of rights in the temple ritulas.
Jagadguru Sankaracharya, Peethadhisa of this Mathhas
the authority tooffer his opinion on the ritualistic
system of the temple and he is the Muktimandap. the
Khei which is granted to this mathas a daily routine
is unique and rarely enjoyed by any other Math of puri
Sankracharya at time of their visit to the Temple is
given some special privileages by the Temple
Administration.
Oriya Matha: To supply the daily Ballava Bhoga and performing
upachara chamara,allata services.
Badachhata Matha: To receite devotional song with music daily at the
time of Mangala Arati and Badashinghara Pahuda ritulas.
Jagannath Ballav
Matha: To supply the Masala (torch) during
the Abakash ritulas, Ballava Bhoga and khuamanda, Tilak,
Jumpa (one type of flower ornamentes)for badashinghar
Vesha,Khatani bhog (Arnna Mahaprasad);to perform
services as per tradition.
Papudia Matha: To perform sunabenta chamara (flywhisk) and allata
(fan) services.
Chuliya Matha: To perform Chamara Seva, supply the pijuli (guava)
for Gopallaballav bhoga (the services are discontinued
since long).
Raghaba Das
Matha: To perform upachara chamara and allata
services,supply Ballava Bhoga and khatani Bhoga.
Gangamata Matha: To perform Sunabenta chamara and allata services.
Radhakanta Matha: To perform upachara chamara service and daily
Sankirtana parikrama inside temple premises.
Rebasa Matha: To perform upachara chamara and allata services,
offering of khatani Bhog.
Emar Matha: To
supply the Ballava Bhoga, 'Chadrika' and 'Chausara'
(one type of flower ornaments) for badasinghar Vesa,
to perform upachara chamara and allata services.
Radhaballava Matha: To perform upachara chamara and allata
services.
Trimali Matha: To perform chamara and allata services.supplying
the dihudi (torch) at the time of Abakash and
Gopalaballav Bhog ritulas.
Ramaji Matha: To perform chamara service.
Sanachhata Matha: To perform chamara and allata services.
Rajguru goswami
Matha: To perform chamara services during Abakash
and Dhupa puja period.
Venkatachair Matha: To perform chamara and allata services.
Nua Matha: To perform chamara and allata services.
Chhauni Matha: To perform chamara and allata services.
Balaramkot
Matha: To perform chamara and allata services.
Sriram Das matha: To perform chamara and allata
services,supply of flower ornaments for the deities of
the temple.
Uttaraparswa
Matha: To perform chamara and allata
services and supply of five seer materials for
preparing mahabhog to the temple every day.
Mangu Matha: To perform chamara service.
Jhanjapitha
Matha: To perform sebapuja of the 'Padapadma' by
the inmates of the Matha.
Besides this, certain mathas such as Gobardhan Matha,
Badasantha Matha, Radhakanta Matha, Jeerswami matha,
Badachhata Matha, Jagannath Ballav, Emar,
Uttarparswa,Dakhinaparswa, Sidhabakula, Gangamata,
Haridas Thuakura Samadhi, Rebasa, Chhauni,
Radhaballav,Bada Oriya Matha etc.have the right to
offer Khatani Bhog (cooked food offering) to the
deities daily.
It is ascertained from the Temple Record of Rights
that there aer 86 ovens in the Temple's Kitchen
allotted to sevarel Matas such as Emar, Sankarnanda,
Gangamata, Kausalya Das, Bada Santha, Sri Ram Das,
Laxmibhadra, Panjabi, Baula, Jagannath Ballav,Raghaba
Das, Radhakanta Bada Oriya, Mahiprakash, Bada Jhadu,
Khajuriya, Dukhishyama Bdaji, Haridakhandi,
Uttarparswa, Trimali, Achari Matha, similarly more
than 30 Saragharas (store houses) are found recorded
in the names of some Mathas likes Sankaracharya Matha,
Sankarnanda, Papudia matha, Achari, Jagannath Ballav,
Uttarparswa, Rebesa, Sibatirtha, Emar,Bada Oriya,
Radhaballav, Mahiprakash, Kotha bhoga, Raghaba Das
Matha etc.
According to record of rights of the Temple,
Radhaballav Matha and Jhanjapitha
Matha have their special esteblishment in the Temple,
presently know as "Radhaballav Temple" and "Padapadma
Chaura" over plot No.176 and No.132, 133, 134.
In the past different Gajapati Maharajas and
Superintendent of the Sri Jagannath Temple had given
rights through sanandas and royal chater in favor of
some Mathas connected with ritulas of lod Jagannath
alloting store houses, ovens in the kitchen, Chamara
and allat sevices, Pankti and Khatani Bhoga etc. for
the smooth performance of the daily ritulas of Sri
Jagannath Mahaprabhu. Presently some of the Matha have
been deprived the services and some have discontinued
the services altogether. Even some of the Mahantas are
not porforming the Chamara and allata services which
are their most important and sacred duties. some of
the Mahantas are occasionally performing the services
only to keep up the tradition.
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