Puri: Suna Besha is considered as one of the most spectacular rituals of Rath Yatra as on this auspicious day the Holy Trinity—Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath— gives darshan to millions of devotees embellished with golden attires. The Suna Besha is also called the Rajadhiraja Besha.
Suna Besha ritual though is held several times inside Puri temple, it is on the day after Bahuda Yatra that the deities adorn the golden attire atop their respective chariots outside the temple.
The deities will adorn nearly 138 kinds of gold ornaments including kiriti, sribhuja, sripahara, kundala, baghadamali, ghagera, kadambamali among others.
The rituals and timings for the Lord’s Suna Besha released by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) are as below.
Beshasesa 9.00 am
Gopalballav 10.00 am to 10.30 am
Sakaladhoopa 11.00 am to 12.00 noon
Mailam 12.30 pm
Mahasnana 1.00 pm
Beshasesa 1.30 pm
Madhyahna Dhoopa 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm
Mailam 3.30 pm
Sandhya Alati 4.00 pm
Ekadashi Sarbanga 4.30 pm
Suna Besha 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm
Sandhya Dhoopa 8.00 pm to 9 pm
Mahadeepa 9.15 pm
Suna Besha Mailam 10.00 pm to 11.00 pm
Chandanlagi 11.30 pm
Badasinghar Besha 12.00 midnight
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