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Beshas of Jagannath

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In Odia and Sanskrit, Besha means dress or adornment. Lord Jagannath and his siblings are adorned with different beshas throughout the year. Out of all beshas of lord Jagannath and his siblings, the Suna Besha, are held several times during a year. The all beshas of lord Jagannath and his siblings are listed below :

List of Besha with tithi

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Name Month Tithi
(days)
Notes
Gajanana/Hati Besha Jeshtha Purnima [1]
Naba Jaubana Besha Ashadha Amabasya [2]
Suna Besha Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi [3]
Bana Bhoji Besha Bhaadra Krushna Dashami [4]
Kaliya Dalana Besha Bhaadra Krushna Ekadashi [5]
Pralambasura Baddha Besha Bhaadra Krushna Dwadashi [6]
Krushna Balaram Besha Bhaadra Krushna Trayodashi
Bali Vamana Besha Bhaadra Shukla Dwadashi
Suna/Raja Besha Ashvin Shukla Dashami(Vijaya Dashami or Dashahara) [7]
Radha Damodar Besha Ashvin & Kartika Ashvin Shukla Ekadashi to Kartika Shukla Dashami
Harihara Besha Kartika All Mondays between Kartika Amabasya(Deepawali) to Kartika Shukla Dashami
Thia Kia/Lakshmi Narayan Besha Kartika Shukla Ekadashi
Bankachuda Besha Kartika Shukla Dwadashi
Adakia/Tribikram Besha Kartika Shukla Trayodashi
Dalikia/Lakshmi Nrusingha Besha Kartika Shukla Chaturdashi
Nagarjuna Besha Kartika Shukla Mala tithi between Kartika Shukla Dwadashi to Kartika Shukla Chaturdashi
Suna/Raja Rajeswar Besha Kartika Purnima [7]
Shraddha Besha Margashira Krushna Chaturdashi, Amabasya & Shukla Pratipada
Ghodalagi Besha Margashira, Pausha & Magha Margashira Shukla Shashthi(Odhana Shashthi) to Magha Shukla Panchami(Basanta Panchami)
Jamalagi Besha Magha & Phalguna Magha Shukla Panchami(Basanta Panchami) to Phalguna Shukla Dashami(Phagu Dashami)
Nabanka Besha Makar One day before the Makar Sankranti
Makara Chaurashi Besha Makar Makar Sankranti
Suna Besha/Pushyabhisheka Besha/Raja Besha Pausha Purnima [7]
Padma Besha Magha Wednesday or Saturday between Magha Amabasya to Magha Shukla Panchami(Basanta Panchami) [8]
Gaja Uddharana Besha Magha Purnima [9]
Chacheri Besha Phalguna Phalguna Shukla Dashami(Phagu Dashami) to Phalguna Shukla Chaturdashi
Suna Besha/Raja Besha Phalguna Purnima [7]
Raghunath Besha Vaishakha It had been held last time on April 27, 1905, Thursday [10]
Chandana Lagi Besha Vaishakha & Jeshtha Vaishakha Shukla Trutiya(Akshaya Tritiya) to Jeshtha Shukla Chaturdashi
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Padma Besha
Suna Besha





References

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  1. ^ "Bhesa of Deities". Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Naba Jaubana Besha". oriyaonline.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Odisha Rath Yatra: Admn gears up for Holy Trinity's Suna Besha". Odisha Sun Times. No. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Bana Bhoji Besha of deities organised". orissadiary. OMIS Private Limited. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ^ Jagannath Mohanty; Sudhansu Mohanty (1 January 2006). In Quest of Quality Education and Literature: An Autobiography. Deep & Deep Publications. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-81-7629-764-6.
  6. ^ "beshas of lord jagannath,different besha of lord jagannath, vesha of jagannath". fullorissa.com. 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2015. This is the only beshas when Lord Jagannath's elder brother Lord Balabhadra occupied the central place
  7. ^ a b c d "Jagannath glitters in golden get-up". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Puri Yatra". puritrip.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012. It is done on any Saturday or Wednesday between the new moon day of magha and basanta panchami
  9. ^ Mishra, Bhaskar. "Beshas of Shree Jagannath Mahaprabhu" (PDF) (June-2012): 11–21. Retrieved 24 March 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ J C Manti (22 August 2014). The Saga of Jagannatha and Badadeula at Puri (: Story of Lord Jagannatha and his Temple). Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. pp. 231–. ISBN 978-93-82652-45-8.