Suns Besha (the Golden Attires). According to legends, Suna Besha was introduced during the era of King Kapilendra Deb in 1460. "He had conquered another King and brought huge quantities on gold on 16 elephants to Puri. He donated all the gold to the Jagannath Temple," said Rabindranath Pratihari, a senior Jagannath Temple priest. During the shining occasion of Suna Besha, the Deities wore gold jewelries weighing nearly 208 kg (2 quintal 8 kg), a temple source said. .... ..... Finally, I am on my way to Puri with my wife to see the Lords in suna besha, or in the Golden Attires. I hate being in crowds, but somehow made up my mind to attend it this year. As I have already said, once I have gone back from the mid way to finish a leftover job at Balasore, my work place. Today I am back in track again on the road to Puri. I have halted at Bhubaneswar, in the office guest house for the night. These images are of last year. I will post my images if given an opportunity to photograph the Lords. ..... .....
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:40:18 +0000
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