Odisha celebrates Rasagola Dibasa 2021

Bhubaneswar, July 23: Rasagola Dibasa was celebrated across Odisha with much fanfare on Friday, which coincides with the Niladri Bije of Lord Jagannath and his siblings in Puri. The people of Odisha have been celebrating 'Niladri Bije' ritual of Lord Jagannath as Rasagola Dibasa since 2015. On this occasion, the Trinity was offered Rasagola as bhog before they were taken into the sanctum sanctorum in the ceremonial procession 'Pahandi'. Rasagola Divas also dominated as the central theme at a number of sweet shops with visitors getting a chance to witness how the state's favourite dessert is made. History behind Rasagola Dibasa: Rasagola, the sweet syrup, originated in Puri, as Khira Mohana, which later evolved into Pahala Rasagola. It has been traditionally offered as bhog to goddess Lakshmi at Jagannath Temple, Puri. According to the local legend, Laxmi gets upset because her husband Lord Jagannath goes on a 9-day sojourn without her consent. So, she locks Jai Vijay Dwar, one of the temple gates and prevents his convoy from re-entering the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. To pacify her, Jagannath offers her Rasagola. This ritual, known as Bachanika, is part of the "Niladri Bije" or "Arrival of the God" observance, which marks the return of the deities to the temple after the Rath Yatra. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took to his social media handle to remind us of the importance of Niladri Bije. wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Naveen_Odisha/status/1418412649402961921","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true,"className":""} https://twitter.com/Naveen_Odisha/status/1418412649402961921 /wp:embed Renowned sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik took to Twitter and shared the pictures of his beautiful creations on the occasion of Nilabri Bije. wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/sudarsansand/status/1418416463329648644","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true,"className":""} https://twitter.com/sudarsansand/status/1418416463329648644 /wp:embed The Rasagola Dibasa became famous among the youngsters as it gathered a lot of attention on Twitter with the hashtag '#RasagolaDibasa'. wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/manas_muduli/status/1418418356596535299","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true,"className":""} https://twitter.com/manas_muduli/status/1418418356596535299 /wp:embed wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/nilamadhabpanda/status/1418461428562812935","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true,"className":""} https://twitter.com/nilamadhabpanda/status/1418461428562812935 /wp:embed wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/SujitBisoyiTOI/status/1418423005055647744","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true,"className":""} https://twitter.com/SujitBisoyiTOI/status/1418423005055647744 /wp:embed