Daitapati priests

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf priestly community
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Jagannath_Temple,_Puri
gptkbp:caste non-Brahmin
gptkbp:culturalHeritage hereditary priesthood
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Daitapati priests
gptkbp:language gptkb:Odia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Puri,_Odisha,_India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chhera_Pahanra_ritual
gptkb:Gajapati_Maharaja_of_Puri
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:responsibility involved in Nabakalebara (ritual replacement of deities)
bathing and dressing the deities
carrying the deities during Snana Yatra
handling the deities during rituals
performing secret rituals
gptkbp:role participate in Rath Yatra
perform rituals for Lord Jagannath
gptkbp:status important servitors of Jagannath Temple
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Jagannath_cult
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jagannath
gptkb:Jagannath_culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6