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About the Ornaments of Shree Jiew's Suna Besha/Raja Besha/Raja Rajeswara Besha/Rajadhiraj Besha:-
1. Shree Hasta/Bhuja – Golden hand
2. Shree Payara/Pada Pankaj – Golden feet
3. Shree Kirita/Mukuta – Golden crown
3. Shree Mayura Chandrika – A golden peacock feather
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used by Lord Jagannath
4. Shree Chulapati – A golden ornament worn traditionally on the forehead to enhance the beauty of the face
5. Shree Kundal – Golden earring
6. Shree Rahurekha – A half square shaped golden aura around the face of the deities.
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7. Shree Mala – (Necklaces with several designs made of gold)
8. Padam/Kamala Mala -lotus shaped
9. Sevati Mala -shaped like small sun flower
10. Agasti Mala -moon shaped flower design
11. Kadamba Mala -kadamba flower design (round ball shape)
12. Kante Mala -big gold beads
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12. Kante Mala -big gold beads design
13. Mayur Mala -shaped in peacock feathers
14. Champa Mala -shaped liked yellow champa flower
15. Sri Chita – It represents the third eye of the Gods. On a Golden plate, there are eight precious gems and in the centre, is a pure jewel.
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On the middle point of the Sri Chita of Lord Balabhadra there consists a MANIKYA (Blood Stone) that represents the quality of TAMAS (ignorance & daring), in the Chita of Lord Jagannath, there is a precious DIAMOND which represents the ‘Satwik quality’ of nature, the greatest
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of all divine qualities and on the forehead of Goddess Subhadra, a PANNA (emerald) representing the ‘Raja quality’ (the second of the three natural qualities of creatures).
When all three deities come out from Srimandir on the occasion of Debsnana Purnima these original jewels are kept in Srimandir.
After return to the temple, the original chitas(jewels) are again placed on the forehead of the deities on the day called Chita Lagi Amavasya.
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16. Shree Chakra – Golden Wheel
17. Shree Gada – Golden bludgeon
18. Shree Padma – Golden lotus
19. Shree Sankha – A silver conch
20. Harida Mali
21. Bahada Mali or Garlands
22. Bagha-nakhi Mali
23. Chandra Surya
24. Tilaka
25. Allaka
26. Odiani
27. Tadaki

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