Shri Manora Mela

Jagdish Swami along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra come every year from Jagannath Puri to Manora in district Vidisha to give darshan to the devotees on the day of Ashadh Sudi Dooj, to fulfill the promise given to his devotee Manakchand Tarafdar. It is believed that when they depart from Puri to Manora, the chariot at Puri stops for a moment and the pandas there announce that the Lord has arrived at Manora, the village of his devotee. Due to this belief, lakhs of devotees throng the chariot to have darshan of Lord Jagdish Swami. In the small village of Manora, District Vidisha, Lord Jagadish Swami comes out of the sanctum sanctorum to give darshan to his devotees and rides in a chariot to the village. Lakhs of people from far and wide reach Manora to see him. Every house in the village is eager to welcome the Lord and to host the visitors coming from far away. It is also believed that those who are unable to go to Jagannath Puri of Orissa, come to Manora and have darshan of God, they will get the same virtue. Devoters reach Jagdish’s court worshiping from for away and getting their wishes. There is a three hundred year old temple of Lord Jagdish in Manora of Vidisha district. The deities of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra are seated in this ancient temple. In every house here, people of all castes and religions unitely pull the chariot of God and celebrate this festival together.