Beshas of Jagannath

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

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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References

^ "Bhesa of Deities". Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
^ "Naba Jaubana Besha". oriyaonline.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
^ "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)
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jagannath glitters in golden get-up". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
^ "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
^ 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]}
^ 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.

[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.

[MohantyMohanty2006-5] 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

[SBTOI-7] "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]}

[Manti2014-10] 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.

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