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Son carries mother on his back at Jagannath Temple in Puri, shows the true meaning of devotion

In a quiet corner of Jagannath Puri, amid the usual hum of chants of “Jai Jagannath” and “Jagannath Mahaprabhu” and the shuffle of countless devotees, something quietly extraordinary happened recently. A son carried his mother on his back as they completed the sacred Parikrama, the ritual walk around the temple.

It wasn’t flashy. People stopped, stared, and some even grabbed their phones to capture it. And now, that moment is making hearts melt all over social media.

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