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Bhakta Dasia
Bhakta Dasia Bauri was a great devotee of Lord Jagannath in the 15th century AD. He was born into a low caste of weavers’ family and lived with his wife Malati in a hut on a small piece of land. For a living he did his traditional weaving. They lived in abject poverty and managing two meals a day was not possible on several occasions.Those days there was the tradition of having a prayer hall in the village where the Bhagabata texts were read aloud and explained in discourses. The villagers assembled for the occasion. But this prayer hall was kept away the untouchable castes, and Dasia Bauri too was a victim of this. ..
Dasia Bauri, as referred in the ancient text, was born in Baligaon in the 15th century. Dasia belonged to a weaver’s community. A visit to Puri to see the car festival transformed him into a serious devotee, who, could see the presence of the lord at his home when his wife served him a freshly-cooked rice with leafy vegetables. In fact, the all-white rice being served on the background of a new utensil, the leafy vegetable serving looked like the eye of Lord Jagannath and he danced in joy.
Dasia used to weave clothes and sell them at Praharajpur, a nearby village dominated by the Brahmins. There he also came to know that the rich villagers go to Puri on their bullock carts. Once he discovered a coconut tree bearing fruit at Praharajpur village. However, the tree owner asked for a newly weaved towel in exchange of the fresh coconut from Dasia. As Dasia was determined to donate the fresh fruit from the tree to Lord Jagannath, he agreed on the proposal and took the coconut home.
When the rich villagers from Praharajpur started preparing to leave for their Puri, Dasia approached one of them and asked if he could carry the coconut with him. However, there was a condition imposed by the devotee of Lord Jagannath. “You will offer the coconut to my Lord. If he receives it from your hand then only you give it to Him, otherwise, bring the coconut back,” said the rider. Surprised, the villagers made a fun of Dasia saying that they were taking cart-load of prasad on every trip, but the lord had never taken a small portion of it.
How will He accept the coconut given by Dasia. However, they took the coconut from Dasia and went to Puri. Perhaps the villagers were pre-occupied with their own offerings so they could not offer the coconut inside the temple. While moving on the Grand Road they suddenly realised this and offered the fruit to the Trinity near the temple gate.
Surprising all present there, the coconut disappeared from the hands of the villager. The story spread like wildfire. When the villagers of both Baligaon and Praharajpur came to know this then they were more surprised. It only enhanced the image of Dasia as it proved that the simple villager can communicate with the lord directly and the Lord of the Universe also accepts the offerings from the former.
The Gotha Gadia is a small pond in the Dasia Pitha but has amazing history..Famous Pancha Sakha witnessed Ratha Jatra and Dasa Avtar of Lord in a reflection in the Gotha Gadia.It is believed that person suffering from critical disease get cured by sprinkling water from the Gotha Gadia and taking Kanji Pani from the nearby Radha Mohan Matha. People pay such regard to the Gotha Gadia that nobody takes bath in the pond and nobody catches fish from the Pond. Nobody has seen the Gotha Gadia getting dry on any day. It keeps flowing showering blessings to the devotees.
Adjecent to the Dasia Pitha is a Tulasi Garden maintained by SriJagannath Ashrita Mandali from where Tulsi leaves are supplied to Lord Jagannath everyday. The garden has a pond where lotus also blooms which is send to SriMandira for the Lord.
Services
Giving Back to Society
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Disseminate Jagannath Culture and Consciousness throughout India and around the globe. The daily ritual at Jagannath Temple Bhakta Dasia Pitha is carried out in line with main Jagannath Temple at Puri are carried out on daily basis.
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Celebrating religious functions like birth day of Bhakta Dasia on the month of Kartika Sukla Ekadasi, Death Anniversary of Bhakta Dasia on the month of Magha Sukla Ekadasi,Special Tulasi Besha on the Occasion of the Car Festival, Pratistha Divas on Bahuda Yatra, Snanaparva, Jhullanparva, Nava Ratra at Maa Bimala Temple, and other festival as per the guide line of Shree Jagannath Temple ,Puri.
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Supply of Tulsi, Dayana, Durlabha, Lotus and other local flowers and leaves including coconut are supplied to main Jagannatha temple at Puri on daily basis.
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Taking up community welfare activities like medical camp, eye camp, free distribution of homeopathic medicine on regular basis for benefit of the nearby 50 villages inhabited by more than 50,000 people.
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Celebrating religious functions like birth day of Bhakta Dasia on the month of Kartika Sukla Ekadasi, Death Anniversary of Bhakta Dasia on the month of Magha Sukla Ekadasi,Special Tulasi Besha on the Occasion of the Car Festival, Pratistha Divas on Bahuda Yatra, Snanaparva, Jhullanparva, Nava Ratra at Maa Bimala Temple, and other festival as per the guide line of Shree Jagannath Temple ,Puri.
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Other social and welfare activities like plantation, sanitation, water conservation, educational and literary activities have been taken up in big way.
Events
Upcoming Events
15
July
Jai Jagannath
Members are requested to attend the Pratistha Divas of Shree Jagannath Temple, Bhakta Dasia Pitha on the 15th of July 2024 (Monday) and receive the blessings of Bhakta Siromani Dasia on the occasion of the sacred Bahuda Jatra and enjoy the following program:
1. 9:30 a.m. Medical camp inauguration 2. 10:00 a.m. Pratistha yangyakarma 3. 11:00 a.m. Bhajan program 4. 1:00p.m Prasad Sevan
Medical Camp will have Senior Specialist doctors from Medicine, Gynecology, ENT, Dental Care, General Surgery, Eye, Pediatrics. Members are encouraged to take the benefit of the presence of the senior doctors. Dr Ghana Shyam Swain, General Secretary, Bhakta Dasia Smruti Committee
- 15th July 2024
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Bhakta Dasia Bauri was a great devotee of Lord Jagannath in the 15th century AD. He was born into a low caste of weavers’ family and lived with his wife Malati in a hut on a small piece of land.
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- Adress: Alisha, Baligram, Puri