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.