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Puri Temple Approves New Ornaments for Suna Besha Ritual
The Puri temple plans to make a new set of ornaments for a special ceremony called Suna Besha.
During this ceremony, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra wear golden decorations.
The temple committee approved the plan at a meeting on Saturday.
The temple administration will pay for the work and may also accept donations.
Temple officials recorded the old ornaments with videos and 3D maps.
These records will help jewellers copy the designs and important details.
A technical committee will supervise the work and choose experienced jewellers.
Suna Besha happens five times each year.
The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee approved a new set of ornaments for the Suna Besha ritual.
The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration will fund the ornaments and seek donations from interested individuals and organisations.
Videography and 3D mapping of existing ornaments provide references for their designs, weights and religious significance.
A technical committee will select skilled jewellers and oversee the production process transparently.
Suna Besha is held five times annually, including once on the deities’ chariots.
- Who
- The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee and the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration approved and will oversee the project.
- What
- A new set of ornaments will be prepared for Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra’s Suna Besha ritual.
- Where
- At the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri.
- When
- The approval was given on Saturday; the ritual occurs five times each calendar year.
- Why
- To prepare another set of ritual ornaments while preserving the existing designs, weights and religious significance.
Key facts
- Approving body
- Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee
- Implementing authority
- Shree Jagannath Temple Administration
- Funding
- Temple resources, with donations to be sought from interested individuals and organisations
- Design references
- Videography and 3D mapping conducted during the Ratna Bhandar inventory
- Oversight
- A technical committee will select experienced jewellers and supervise production
- Annual occasions
- Bahuda Ekadashi, Pousha Purnima, Dasahara, Kartik Purnima and Dola Purnima
- Additional approval
- The temple’s fiscal budget for 2025-26 was approved
Quotes
Arabinda Padhee
Chief Administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration
“The SJTMC has approved a proposal for making a new set of ornaments for the ‘Suna Besha’ ritual of the deities. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will make the ornaments from its own resources. We have also planned to seek donations from interested individuals and organisations in this regard.”
thehansindia.com
“During the ongoing inventory of ‘Ratna Bhandar’ (temple treasury), we videographed and conducted 3D mapping of the ornaments, including those used in the Lord’s ‘Suna Besha’. Therefore, all the designs and religious significance of the ornaments will be maintained.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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