Devatā Observances

बलभद्र-जन्मोत्सवः

balabhadra~janmOtsavaH

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Timing Śrāvaṇa (श्रावण) māsa, Śukla Pakṣa Pūrṇimā, at साङ्गवः (paraviddha tithi rule)

अवतारदिने पुण्ये हरिमुद्दिश्य भक्तितः।
उपवासादि यत् किञ्चित्तदानन्त्याय कल्पते॥
—स्मृतिमुक्ताफलम्

Janmotsava of Balabhadra (Balarama), as celebrated in Puri Jagannath temple and various temples of Northern India.

Names

Sanskrit
बलभद्र-जन्मोत्सवः
Devatā Vaiṣṇava

Sources cited

  • VrataNirnayaKalpavalli

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