Mata ki Pratima:
Navaratri at sakti-pitha of cuttack Maa Cuttack Chandi is unique and goddess is famous everywhere. From many ages mother goddess is being worshipped by a name “Bhubaneswari” in cuttack. The goddess is famously known as cuttack-chandi and worshipped by a mantra Bhubaneswari. Mother goddess also kown as Gada Chandi.
The statue of goddess is standing with her weapons like; “Pasa”, “Ankusha”. She has 4 hands and two upper hands hold “Pasa” and “Ankusha”, and two lower hands hold “Abhay”and “coin of blessings”.
Abhishekha:
During Durga puja the goddess is worshipped 16 days in autumn season. On the day of “Radha astami” “sayana Utsav” is celebrated near the goddess and then the goddess sleeps. On the day of “Mulastami” hundreds of “Kumbhabhisheka” is done. That means after the ordination (abhisheka) of the goddess by kumbha (womb) she is waken up. On that day in the evening the goddess is brought from Gadagadeswar Ghat and then she is kept in the middle of the temple after which the sixteen days autumn season puja starts. This year it was on 9th September hundred of Kumbhabhikeshaka was done and on 10th of September Mulastami was started. From 11th September to 17th September upto Mahalaya the goddess adorned by different attires like Sunabesa, Bhubaneswari, Matangi, Sodasi Narayani, Rajarajeswari and Jaydurga form was done. Due to the entry of “Mala Masa (Adhik or Kshay)” in “Joda Ashwin” the goddess’s sunabesa was done.
Different Attires of Mother Goddess:
From first day of Navaratri Puja maa took the form of “Ugratara” on from 2nd 3rd & 4th day of Navratri she took the form of “Harachandi”. After taking the form of “Banadurga” and “Tripura Bhairavi” on 5th Day, she took the form of “Gayatri” on 6th day (Sasthi) goddess took “Bagalamukhi” on Mahasaptami and form of “Mahakali” on Mahaastami in which she was bathed after 9 in the night and then “Sandhipuja” is done. She takes the form of “Maha Laxmi” on “Mahanavami” and the form of resting “Maha Saraswati”. On the day of “Bijayadashmi” Mahisa Mardini will be done followed by sunabesa on the next day.
There are Sixteen important Attires (Besa) of Maa Gada Chandi (Cuttack Chandi).
09th Sept. 2020 – Suna Besa on the occasion of Sahasrakumbha Abhisheka
10 th Sept. 2020 – Mula Astami
11 th Sept. 2020 – Suna Besa (Golden Attire)
12 th Sept. 2020 – Bhubaneswari Besha
13 th Sept. 2020 – Matangi Besha
14 th Sept. 2020 – Sodasi Besha
15 th Sept. 2020 -Narayani Besa
16 th Sept. 2020 – Raja Rajeswari Besa
17 th Sept. 2020 – Jayadurga Besa (on the day of Mahalaya)
18 th Sept. to 16th Oct. 2020 – Suna Besa
Attires on the occasion of NAVARATRI & DURGAPUJA
1st Day of Navratri (17 th Oct. 2020) – Ugratara Besa
2nd Day Dwitiya (18 th Oct. 2020) – Harachandi Besa
3rd Day Tritiya (19 th Oct. 2020) – Banadurga Besa
4th Day Chaurthi (20 th Oct. 2020) – Tripura Bhairabi Besa
5th Day Pacnhami (21st Oct. 2020) – Gayatri Besa (Dwitiya – 2nd Day)
6th Day Shasti (22 nd Oct. 2020) – Bagalamukhi Besa
7th Day Maha Astami (23 rd Oct. 2020) – Mahakali Besa
8th Day Maha Navami (24 th Oct. 2020) – Mahalaxmi Besa
9th Day Bishram 25 th Oct. 2020 – Maha Saraswati Besa
10th Day Dussehra 26 th Oct. 2020 – Mahisa Mardini Besa
27 th Oct. 2020 – Suna Besa
