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We know that in the
Srimandir tradition of Puri there are altogether 24
beshas of which 22 are held every year during the
different months while two beshas take place but
rarely. The two held on rare occasions are the
Nagarjuna Besha and Raghunath Besha. But almost in all
the beshas one salient feature is obvious that Lord
Jagannath is the focal point in all of them while his
companion deities, Lord Balabhadara and Devi Subhadra
are not so central. With most of the beshas there is
some legend associated and the legend inevitably
centres round the black-faced, Round eyed god, Lord
Jagannath. But it is not so with the Pralambasurabadha
Besha, This is the only beshas when Lord Jagannath's
elder brother Lord Balabhadra occupid the central
place. On the 20th day of the bright fortnight of
Bhadrv, this beshas takes place. These are the beshas... |
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