‘Gaja Bhog’ offered to Lord Dhabaleswar Baba.

Lakhs of devotees come to visit the "Dhabaleswar Peetha" in cuttack on saturday evening too to offer prayer to baba Lord Dhabaleswar on the ocassion of "Bada Osha".

Dhabaleswar Baba

Bada Osha Prasad

Bada Osha festival celebration at Dhabaleswar Temple cuttack.

The most famous Dhabaleswar Temple (Shaiva Pitha) is aready ready for Panchuka which always falls during the last five days of holy Odia month of Kartik is called kartik masha. Lakhs of devotees come from different State and some come from outside to enjoy the festival. This temple is located on the Mahanadi river bank.

The beautiful shrine is located in an island and surrounded by the river Mahanadi, several devotees reach the holy place by boats and some reach by the Jhula bridge. It is famous for the tourist spot for it's natural beauty and scenery.

During Shraban masa( odia month), thousands of kawariya come to the shrine to pour water on the Shiv Lingam. On the month of sharavan and kartik every Monday devotees in large number come to the temple to have a darshan of the lord dhabaleswar and take his blessing. But on the time of Panchuka, the temple has the biggest crowd of devotees, who come to attain the religious rites on Bada Osha but enjoy the beautiful fair which takes place on the Bada osha festival.  Last year, over Ten  lakh devotees come to attend the shrine during Panchuka.

Dhabaleswar Temple of odisha

Now we go to our Bada Osha festivals which falls on the third day of the Panchuka, and this festival is observed in every Odia houses with great devotee and care. Lord Dhabaleswar is worshipped in the night of Bada Osha with white coloured fruits, flowers and clothing for which Lord shiva called as the white God or Dhabaleswar baba. The traditional bhoga or prasad of the lord dhabaleswar is white in colour and is known as "Gaja Bhog". On this day special women's wear the new traditional wear to celebrate the puja. This year Panchuka will be observed from November 10 to 15.

This is a big festival if you want to visit this temple please come to odisha.