PURI, INDIA, March 3, 2009: Gobinda Dwadasi is an auspicious day which falls on the 12th day during the waxing phase of the moon in the Phalguna month. Gobind Dwadasi is considered highly auspicious by Vishnu devotees. In 2009, the date of Gobinda Dwadasi is March 8, which is of great significance at the Puri Jagannath Temple, because a rare combination of calculations as per Hindu astrology and almanac taking place after 48 years provides the opportunity to take a holy dip at the Mahodadhi Teerth on Puri coast. Such a rare combination in Hindu Almanac associated with Gobinda Dwadai at Puri Jagannath Temple had last happened in 1961.
Mahodadhi Tirth is a six kilometer long stretch of the Puri Seacoast from Chakra Tirth to Swargdwar. It is expected that more than half-a-million devotees will attend Puri Jagannath Temple seacoast on the auspicious day.