Bada Odiya Matha in Puri
The Bada Odiya Matha is believed to be one of the antique Mathas of Odisha situated at the Puri near the Baseli Street. The Bada Odiya Matha was established in the 16th century A.D by the great Atibada Jagannath Das. The matha is also said to be an associate of the Utkal Vaishnava segment. The Matha is blessed with several duties to be performed at the Jagannath Temple of Puri. This is the most vital segment related to the Matha which distinguishes it from the other Mathas of Puri.
The support of Gajapati king of Puri was immensely taken in the establishment of the Matha and it was established in the fond memory of the amazing spiritual mentors and it was also related with the worshiping of the deities of the Jagannath Temple of Puri. As the time passed on, the Bada Odiya Matha started losing its vitality unlike all other religious institutions and due to the abundant unfavorable powers that reached on to these cultural and sacred establishments. The Bada Odiya Matha was kept under the dictation of Atibadi Jagannath Das and post his demise it then came under the charge of the Mahantas which were elected from the devotees of the great soul Jagannath Das.
Several special ceremonies are being authorized to the Bada Odiya Matha which are exclusively being allotted to this matha only. The matha is believed to be one of the most important Matha of the Jagannath Dham of Puri and according to the customs and rituals the Bada Odiya Matha it can designate the Adhikari of the temple and there is a long procedure for this as well. He one who is selected as the Adhikari has to report to the Gajapati of the holy city of Puri and he then guides him with the authority of tying of the Mahanayaka Sari to the deities by him. The Bada Odiya Matha has a strong association with the Gajapati as well. One of the most exceptional benefits that the Matha receives that the customs associated with the Jagannath temple which were given by the Gajapati Maharaj of Puri to his cloister was the contribution of Sari and various different dresses during the ceremonial Abhisheka.
The Bada Odiya Matha has a significant part in the advancement of literary and social exercises and the taking in of Sanskritic writings. The heads of different monasteries take part in such talks and in the recitation of Bhagabata. The Matha was dealing with the collected sadhus and researchers, encouraging them and giving settlement to their stay on these events. In the present situation the Matha has confronted an uncommon decrease in the salary and this has come about on the Seba Puja of the Matha and in addition the social showings which were before the principle capacities of the Matha, likewise has headed off down to a great level.
The support of Gajapati king of Puri was immensely taken in the establishment of the Matha and it was established in the fond memory of the amazing spiritual mentors and it was also related with the worshiping of the deities of the Jagannath Temple of Puri. As the time passed on, the Bada Odiya Matha started losing its vitality unlike all other religious institutions and due to the abundant unfavorable powers that reached on to these cultural and sacred establishments. The Bada Odiya Matha was kept under the dictation of Atibadi Jagannath Das and post his demise it then came under the charge of the Mahantas which were elected from the devotees of the great soul Jagannath Das.
Several special ceremonies are being authorized to the Bada Odiya Matha which are exclusively being allotted to this matha only. The matha is believed to be one of the most important Matha of the Jagannath Dham of Puri and according to the customs and rituals the Bada Odiya Matha it can designate the Adhikari of the temple and there is a long procedure for this as well. He one who is selected as the Adhikari has to report to the Gajapati of the holy city of Puri and he then guides him with the authority of tying of the Mahanayaka Sari to the deities by him. The Bada Odiya Matha has a strong association with the Gajapati as well. One of the most exceptional benefits that the Matha receives that the customs associated with the Jagannath temple which were given by the Gajapati Maharaj of Puri to his cloister was the contribution of Sari and various different dresses during the ceremonial Abhisheka.
The Bada Odiya Matha has a significant part in the advancement of literary and social exercises and the taking in of Sanskritic writings. The heads of different monasteries take part in such talks and in the recitation of Bhagabata. The Matha was dealing with the collected sadhus and researchers, encouraging them and giving settlement to their stay on these events. In the present situation the Matha has confronted an uncommon decrease in the salary and this has come about on the Seba Puja of the Matha and in addition the social showings which were before the principle capacities of the Matha, likewise has headed off down to a great level.