Puri, June 12: The Jagannath Temple administration has announced the names of daitapatis or servitors who will transfer the bramhas or souls from the present idols to the new ones.

While Jagannath Swain Mohapatra will transfer the bramha of Lord Jagannath, Ramachandra Dasmohapatra will do it for Goddess Subhadra. The bana jaga yatra team leader Haladhar Dasmohapatra will change the bramha of Lord Balabhadra while Nabakishore Pati Mohapatra will do it for Lord Sudarshan, a deity considered to be the weapon of Lord Jagannath.

An elated Swain Mohapatra said: "I am really happy and thankful to the administration for assigning me the work. I received the letter from the administration yesterday and I am preparing to perform the ritual."

He added that for the first time, he would experience the emotions attached to bramha paribartan (transfer of souls).

Haladhar, who is going to do the job for the fourth time, said: "Every thing is ready for the event. On the interveningnight of June 15 and June 16, the bramha will be transferred."

Ramachandra Das Mohapatra too was happy with the temple administration's decision. After 10 days of burial, the servitors will tonsure the heads, according to the Hindu norms.

All the servitors will be entering the premises by 8pm on June 15. All the rituals will be completed by midnight and then the process of bramha paribartan will start. The present idols will be buried and replaced by the new ones.

On June 27, 13 days after the ritual, the servitors, along with the temple administration, will throw a community feast for the devotees, where the Mahaprasad will be distributed.

Around 1.5 lakh devotees are expected to take part in the feast in front of the 12th century shrine.

In order to meet the expense, the temple administration has urged the devotees to donate money for this cause.