PHOTOS: Lakhs of devotees witness Lord Jagannath’s ‘Suna Besha’ ritual in Puri

Updated On: 07 July, 2025 11:36 AM IST | Raaina Jain

Around 15 lakh devotees on Sunday, July 6, witnessed Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra`s `Suna Besha` (golden attire) ritual on chariots parked in front of Jagannath Temple, a 12th-century shrine, in Puri amid unprecedented security arrangements (Report and Pics/PTI)

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<p>The servitors decorated the idols with golden attire. The sibling deities — Lord Balabhara, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath — wear gold jewellery weighing nearly 208 kg on the occasion of Suna Besha, a tradition which has been continuing since 1460</p>

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The servitors decorated the idols with golden attire. The sibling deities — Lord Balabhara, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath — wear gold jewellery weighing nearly 208 kg on the occasion of Suna Besha, a tradition which has been continuing since 1460

<p>Escorted by armed police personnel and temple officials, the `Bhandara Mekap` servitors (store in-charge) bring the gold jewellery laced with invaluable stones and hand it over to the Puspalaka and Daitapati servitors for adorning the deities</p>

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Escorted by armed police personnel and temple officials, the `Bhandara Mekap` servitors (store in-charge) bring the gold jewellery laced with invaluable stones and hand it over to the Puspalaka and Daitapati servitors for adorning the deities

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The `Suna Besha` started at 4.45 pm, much ahead of the scheduled time of 6.30 pm, an official said

<p>Temple sources informed that the deities adorn such golden jewellery at least five times a year. While one such ritual is held outside the temple on chariots during the Rath Yatra, it is held inside the shrine on four occasions: Dussehra, Kartika Purnima, Pausa Purnima and Dola Purnima</p>

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Temple sources informed that the deities adorn such golden jewellery at least five times a year. While one such ritual is held outside the temple on chariots during the Rath Yatra, it is held inside the shrine on four occasions: Dussehra, Kartika Purnima, Pausa Purnima and Dola Purnima

<p>The Odisha Police deployed around 205 platoons (one platoon comprises 30 personnel) of state police apart from 800 jawans of the Central Armed Police Force for crowd management and law and order during the ‘Suna Besha’ ritual</p>

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The Odisha Police deployed around 205 platoons (one platoon comprises 30 personnel) of state police apart from 800 jawans of the Central Armed Police Force for crowd management and law and order during the ‘Suna Besha’ ritual

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