An emotional and heart-rending scene unfolded at the Puri Srimandir on Sunday, as a helpless father was seen standing near ‘Patitapaban’, cradling his ailing son in his arms and tearfully pleading before Lord Jagannath for the child’s recovery.

Eyewitnesses described the moment as profoundly moving, a father, overcome with grief and faith, crying and praying fervently for divine mercy. The man’s identity remains unknown, but his distress and devotion left hundreds of bystanders deeply touched.

According to temple servitors, the father had brought his son directly from the hospital, where the boy was under treatment and still connected to oxygen and saline.

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