Significance of Badaosha puja in odisha.

Bada Osha is one of biggest and greatest OSHA of all time in Odisha. This festival observed in the month of November Kartika Maasa or Kartika Sukla Trayodashi every year. 

Lord Nageswar Temple Odisha Dhenkanal

On this special day women's wear the New saree, take the fast from the before the day that is called Ekbar(means one time to eat rice) and on that day full fasting. In every Saiba Pitha devotees visit the temple and prepare the delicious sweet dish called "Gaja Bhoga" and "Ghora". Gaja Bhoga Looks Like white rasagolla, and this sweet dish is related to the Lord Name Dhabaleswar Baba, in Odisha Dhabala means white. First, the prasad offer to Lord Shiva and distribute to devotees. Lakhs of devotees come to the Dhabaleswar temple and every Lord Shiva temple.

Pandu Purnim and Bada Osha.

Christmas day and Bada Osha(Pandu Purnima).

Pandu osha is a odia festival dedicate to yudhistira.This is dedicate to pandumaharaj the father of pandave. The women worship is Yamraj on this day.The women worship the sons.

This festival falls on purnima the odia month of Margashirsha(December-25). According to a story, the king of kalinga had no children after he and the queen observed the Pandu osha. Basically the festival celebrate in the girl. Girls wakeup in early morning and clean the roads and by using a special jhaadu through out the Margasira month. 

This process ends on pandu purnima. end of Margasira mas, Girls are doing a puja called as "Pandu Osha" at evening wear the new dress. Girls are doing this osha for his brother.

 This ritual ends on pandu purnima or pandu osha.