Puri, July 6: The holy trinity, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra in Odisha’s Pilgrim City Puri will be adorned with gold ornaments on Sunday.
The festivity is one of the basic rituals performed the day after the Bahuda Yatra, called ‘Suna Besha’.
On the occasion the deities will be royally decorated in the aftenoon with wide range of antique gems and jewelry on the respective chariots, parked prettily before the ritual.
According to the tradition, Lord Jagannath and his siblings will wear as many as 128 precious gems and jewelry weighing over 208 kg, abode on the raths manifesting themselves as regal members of royals.
‘Suna Besa’, also known as Raja Besha or Rajarajeshwara Besha, is one of the significant ceremonies of annual Rath Yatra which falls on ‘Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi Tithi’ (11th bright fortnight of Odia month Asadha) every year.
Sea of devotees is likely to throng the Grand Road for the ‘Suna Besa’ to view the adorned deities on the majestic chariots until 11 pm.
Approximately 10,000 police personnel are deployed in Puri to maintain law and order situation. Additionally, the East Coast Railways operates a number of special trains to accommodate the influx of devotees ahead of the Suna Besha.
