Beshas of Jagannath

In Odia and Sanskrit, Besha means dress or adornment. Lord Jagannath and his siblings are adorned with different beshas throughout the year. Out of all beshas of lord Jagannath and his siblings, the Suna Besha, are held several times during a year. The all beshas of lord Jagannath and his siblings are listed below :

List of Besha with tithi

Name	Month	Tithi (days)	Notes
Gajanana/Hati Besha	Jeshtha	Purnima	[1]
Naba Jaubana Besha	Ashadha	Amabasya	[2]
Suna Besha	Ashadha	Shukla Ekadashi	[3]
Bana Bhoji Besha	Bhaadra	Krushna Dashami	[4]
Kaliya Dalana Besha	Bhaadra	Krushna Ekadashi	[5]
Pralambasura Baddha Besha	Bhaadra	Krushna Dwadashi	[6]
Krushna Balaram Besha	Bhaadra	Krushna Trayodashi
Bali Vamana Besha	Bhaadra	Shukla Dwadashi
Suna/Raja Besha	Ashvin	Shukla Dashami(Vijaya Dashami or Dashahara)	[7]
Radha Damodar Besha	Ashvin & Kartika	Ashvin Shukla Ekadashi to Kartika Shukla Dashami
Harihara Besha	Kartika	All Mondays between Kartika Amabasya(Deepawali) to Kartika Shukla Dashami
Thia Kia/Lakshmi Narayan Besha	Kartika	Shukla Ekadashi
Bankachuda Besha	Kartika	Shukla Dwadashi
Adakia/Tribikram Besha	Kartika	Shukla Trayodashi
Dalikia/Lakshmi Nrusingha Besha	Kartika	Shukla Chaturdashi
Nagarjuna Besha	Kartika	Shukla Mala tithi between Kartika Shukla Dwadashi to Kartika Shukla Chaturdashi
Suna/Raja Rajeswar Besha	Kartika	Purnima	[7]
Shraddha Besha	Margashira	Krushna Chaturdashi, Amabasya & Shukla Pratipada
Ghodalagi Besha	Margashira, Pausha & Magha	Margashira Shukla Shashthi(Odhana Shashthi) to Magha Shukla Panchami(Basanta Panchami)
Jamalagi Besha	Magha & Phalguna	Magha Shukla Panchami(Basanta Panchami) to Phalguna Shukla Dashami(Phagu Dashami)
Nabanka Besha	Makar	One day before the Makar Sankranti
Makara Chaurashi Besha	Makar	Makar Sankranti
Suna Besha/Pushyabhisheka Besha/Raja Besha	Pausha	Purnima	[7]
Padma Besha	Magha	Wednesday or Saturday between Magha Amabasya to Magha Shukla Panchami(Basanta Panchami)	[8]
Gaja Uddharana Besha	Magha	Purnima	[9]
Chacheri Besha	Phalguna	Phalguna Shukla Dashami(Phagu Dashami) to Phalguna Shukla Chaturdashi
Suna Besha/Raja Besha	Phalguna	Purnima	[7]
Raghunath Besha	Vaishakha	It had been held last time on April 27, 1905, Thursday	[10]
Chandana Lagi Besha	Vaishakha & Jeshtha	Vaishakha Shukla Trutiya(Akshaya Tritiya) to Jeshtha Shukla Chaturdashi

Gallery

Padma Besha

Suna Besha