Cuttack: The shrine of Baba Dhabaleswar sees a huge footfall of devotees on the occasion of ‘Bada Osa’ today in Athagarh of Cuttack district. He will adorn the ‘Bada Singhar besa’ for the devotees today. For the disciplined darshan, arrangements have been done by the temple administration.
For the ‘Trayadashi’ followed by ‘Chaturdashi’ , ‘Gajabhoga’ and ‘Tarana’ will be offered to Baba Dhabaleswar. The devotees who have observed fast for the ‘Bada Osa’ will break their fast with ‘Gajabhoga ‘ and ‘Tarana’ Prasad.
The temple rituals begun today as early as 3:00am after bathing the Lord with 108 earthen pots of fragrance water. Thereafter, special oil called ‘mailam’ was applied to the Lord followed by Mangal Arati. After the completion of the rituals, the doors were opened for the devotees darshan and then offerings of Baba Dhabaleswar ‘Gajabhoga’ and ‘Tarana’ was distributed among them.
