Thousands of devotees lined up in front of Shree Gundicha Temple here on Friday for `Sandhya Darshan` on the auspicious occasion of `Navami Tithi`, the last day to offer obeisance to the sibling deities — Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath — at their birthplace before `Bahuda Yatra.`

Bahuda Yatra, scheduled for Saturday, marks the return journey of the deities to their original abode after the nine-day annual sojourn that began with Rath Yatra on June 27.

DGP YB Khurania and top officials of the state administration supervised the proceedings to ensure a smooth darshan.