Why Lord Jagannath Offers Rasgulla To His Wife Goddess Maha Lakshmi The myth has it that rasgulla is offered to goddess laxmi as bhog. they believe lord jagannath, goddess lakshmi's husband, once went on a nine day rath yatra without her assent. upset with her husband and his journey, lakshmi locked the entrance of the temple to not let her husband from entering it. to please his upset wife, lord jagannath. It is said that lord jagannath, goddess lakshmi's husband, once went on a nine day rath yatra without her assent. upset with her husband and his journey, lakshmi locked the entrance of the temple to prevent her husband from entering it. to please his upset wife, lord jagannath offered her rasgullas as bhog.
Why Lord Jagannath Offers Rasgulla To His Wife Goddess Maha Lakshmi As part of the last ritual of rath yatra, known as ‘niladri bije’ (sri jagannath’s return to his abode after nine days), it is offered to goddess lakshmi on behalf of sri jagannath. sri jagannath had gone to visit his aunt accompanied by his brother and sister for nine days, and that had made his wife, goddess lakshmi angry. The legend goes that lord jagannath offered the sweets to his consort lakshmi, to pacify her for not being taken along during the rath yatra or ritual chariot ride. known as khira mohana due to its almost white appearance back in the 11th century, it thus became customary to offer this chenna sweet dish to goddess mahalakshmi as prasad. He has to spend three days outside. 'maan bhanjan leela' is another name for this leela. after that, however, in order to gain goddess lakshmi's acceptance and regain entrance, lord jagannath offers rasgulla as a pleasing gift. each year, in front of jagannath temple, an enormous festival commemorating the rath yatra takes place across india. On this occasion, lord jagannath offers delicious rasgulla to his beloved wife goddess laxmi to pacify her anger,” said chief minister majhi. as per the centuries old tradition, niladri bije, the homecoming ceremony of the deities — lord balabhadra, devi subhadra and lord sudarshan — are taken to the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine from.