Bhubaneswar, Feb. 27 -- By Binit Kumar Bhoi

Have you ever imagined the Lord of all Worlds PrabhuJagannath of Odisha, the Natha of the entire jagat, lost in the carefree joy of colour and festivity, just like a child at play? That is precisely what Chacheri Besha reveals: a rare and deeply intimate glimpse of the divine, dressed in all-red splendour during the festive days of Dola Yatra. It is a moment when the cosmic sovereign steps down from the grandeur of eternity and joins the celebration of spring with childlike delight.

Chacheri Besha is a distinctive ritual adornment observed at the Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha. It takes place annually from Phalguna Shukla Dashami to Chaturdashi for a span of five sacred days that coincid...