Raja (festival)
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Raja Parba, also known as Mithuna Sankranti, is a three-day-long festival of womanhood celebrated in Odisha, India. The second day of the festival signifies beginning of the solar month of Mithuna, fr
Girls swinging on Raja swing
Murtis of Bhudevi and Sridevi (Bhumi and Lakshmi) at Nayagarh, below Jagannath (far right).
Jagannath
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Jagannath is a Hindu deity worshipped as part of a triad along with his brother, Balabhadra, and his sister, Subhadra.
Raja (festival)
…In the medieval period, the festival became more popular as an agricultural holiday marking the worship of Bhumi, who is venerated as the consort of Jagannath, a regional form of Vishnu. A silver murti of Bhumi is present in the Puri Temple beside Jagannath. It falls in mid June, the first day is called Pahili…
A murti of Jagannath
Idol of Jagannath, 2011
Jagannath icons are produced from wood. They are replaced every 8 or 12 or 19 years. Above: logs in transport to prepare the Jagannath icon.
2007 Jagannath Chariot Festival in Puri, Odisha