Raghunath Besh of Lord Jagannath,##### Lord Jagannath is an extended form of Lord Vishnu, the chief Lord of the Hindu Vaishnavism. As such all the incarnations of the Lord Vishnu are ascribed to be an image of Lord Jagannath only. In pursuance with this belief, Lord Jagannath adorns the robe of different incarnations of Lord Vishnu. During the 9th bright day of the month of Baisakha (April- May), when the birth day of Lord Shree Ram is celebrated across the nation as Shri Ram Navmi, the Lord Jagannath and his brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra are decorated as Purusottam Lord Ramachandra , Lord Laxman and Goddess Sita respectively. To the left side of Lord Ram Chandra his two brothers Bharat & Satrughan stand holding umbrella and Chamar (tail of a yak) in there hands. On the right side of Lord Ram stand Lord Balabhadra (Laxman) , Lord Brahma & saint Vasistha .On the lap of Lord Jagannath (Purusottam Ram) sits goddess Laxmi with Hanuman standing with folded hand along with his army like Angada with Chamar. Jambaban, Bibhisan, Mala, Mila, Gabaya, Gabakhaya with their hands folded also. These statues are made of thermocol and are placed on the Ratnavedi to be worshipped for the occasion. Goddess Subhadra sits separately decorated pompously with golden ornaments. Ornaments made of precious stones are used generously on this occasion to decorate the Lord.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 12:19:14 +0000
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