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Puri: Lord Jagannath along with his elder brother Lord Balabhadra & sister Devi Subhadra adorned Hati Besha after holy bath on the occasion of Snana Purnima.<\/p>\n
Soon after the holy bathing ritual on the ceremonial holy bathing altar, the deities gave \u2018darshan\u2019 of \u2018Gaja or Hati Besha\u2019 to the devotees.<\/p>\n
Devotees in a large came to the pilgrim city to have a glimpse of the rare and mesmerizing \u2018Hati Besha\u2019 of Holy Trinity along with Lord Sudarshan on the \u2018Snana Mandap\u2019 or holy bathing altar at Srimandir.<\/p>\n
The deities get dressed in elephant attire after the sacred bath. It is believed that the deities are dressed as Lord Ganesha to satisfy the followers of the Ganapatya sect.<\/p>\n
According to researchers, the Lord of the Universe had given darshan to Ganapati Bhatt, a staunch devotee of lord Ganesha, on the Snana Mandap on the auspicious occasion of Snana Purnima.<\/p>\n
In the 15th century, Pandit Ganapati Bhatt of Mahaganapatya community had visited the century-old shrine in Puri to have the darshan of Lord Jagannath. He witnessed Chaturddha Murtti on Snana Mandap on Snana Purnima. However, he could not get satisfaction as he wanted to see Lord Jagannath within Lord Jagannath.<\/p>\n
While he was on his way back with disappointment, Lord Jagannath disguised as a priest insisted him to return the temple where he could see his Lord Ganesha. He was overwhelmed to have the darshan of his Lord Ganesha within Chaturddha Murtti on Snana Mandap. Since that day, the deities have been dressed in Gajanan Besha every year followed by holy bathing on Jyestha Purnima.<\/p>\n
Besides, some devotees have a different story to tell about the commencement of Hati Besha.<\/p>\n
According to them, many centuries ago, a scholar called Ganpati Bhatta paid a visit to the court of the Puri King. The king invited him to see the Snana Yatra but the scholar refused to attend the ceremonial bath ritual stating that he worships Lord Ganesha. After the king insisted several times, the scholar very reluctantly went to see the bathing ceremony. To his astonishment, he was unable to see Lord Jagannath. In the place of Lord Jagannath, he saw Ganesha. Even Balabhadra had taken the form of Ganesha. He realized that Jagannath and Balabhadra, in their compassion, had taken note of his wishes and taken the form of Ganesha.<\/p>\n
Since that day, during the bathing ceremony of Jagannath, priests have been decking up the deities with this Besha.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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