When Krishna suffers high fever
Every year, in the month of Ashadha (June-July) when the summer is at its peak, lord jagannath baladev and Subhadra step out for a cooling bath unable to bear the heat inside the temple. This happens on Snana Purnima.
Anasara Lila
Due to the prolonged bath with 108 pots of water under the blazing sun, they fall sick and so have to take rest for 15 days and undergo treatment for their illness.
And so every year, for the fortnight that follows, Krishna (Lord Jagannath) baladev and Subhadra falls ill and are kept in a recovery chamber called anasar ghar.
Here Vaids and the priests look after them and they are fed only fruits and water mixed with cheese and herbal medicines.
The Deities are treated by the Raj Vaidya (the King’s physician) with specific medicines (Dasamulas).
During all these days the daily rites of the temple remain suspended. Due to the sacred bath with 108 pots of water, the colours painted on the deities ususally fade out so the deities are decorated with new colors.
When they recover, appetite returns and they wish to go out for walk and to eat the food cooked by their aunt Gundicha, which also symbolizes Vrindavan.
Whose house is a little away from his temple. Hence, on the 16th day the Deities appear in their new forms when they are ready for the public view.
The festival of the first appearance of the Lord Jagannath (Krishna) to his devotees is called ‘Netrotsava’ (festival for the eyes) or ‘Nava Yauvanotsava’. (festival of the ever new youth).
And Thus Krishna, with his siblings, steps on his grand chariot and makes his way there.
This is the start of the famous nine-day Jagannath Rath Yatra.
