Puri, Nov 19: The three-day Deba Deepabali rituals in Shri Jagannath Temple Puri are going to begin from Wednesday.

The rituals will continue till Friday, wherein Trinities Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra will symbolically light lamps and offer Shradha (Pinda) to their ancestors during the age-old festivities.

During the rituals, Lord Jagannath and His Siblings will don Shraddha Besha and special lamps will be offered in honour of their ancestors, in & around the Sreemandir today.

According to traditions handed down so far following the Madala Almanac, the deities dedicates diyas- filled with ghee and shraddha for different divine ancestors over the three days- Aditi and Kashyapa on Chaturdashi, King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya on Amavasya, and Vasudeva–Devaki, Nanda–Yashoda, and King Indradyumna–Queen Gundicha on Pratipada.

The Deba Dipabali rituals at the Jagannath Temple in Puri are observed in the holy month of Margasira on Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi.

A group of servitors remain dedicated to perform the Deba Dipabali rituals in the Puri Jagannath Temple, that is considered to be one of the earthly activities(loka-lila) of the Lord.