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'''Gahana Bije''' ({{Lang-or|ଗହନ ବିଜେ}}) is the ceremonial visit which is done by once in a generation of the [[House of Gajapati|Gajapati]] Queens of [[Odisha]] where they do special [[Puja (Hinduism)|Puja]] to Lord [[Jagannatha]].

==Ceremony==
The ceremony includes many restrictions inside the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]]. The queen can have darshan of the Lord as much as she can but she can perform ritual only once in her lifetime<ref>{{cite web |url= http://news.oneindia.in/2007/04/08/puri-queen-offers-special-puja-in-jagannath-temple-1176141242.html |title=Puri queen offers special puja in Jagannath temple - Oneindia News |work=news.oneindia.in |year=2007 |quote=''gahan Bije''had given the women the power for once the right of the servitor to worship the deities. |accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref>
At that time, all the aged priests and public should vacate the temple,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-30/bhubaneswar/29721576_1_car-festival-jagannath-temple-grand-road |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130216065140/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-30/bhubaneswar/29721576_1_car-festival-jagannath-temple-grand-road |url-status= dead |archive-date= 16 February 2013 |title=I can walk and not take the palanquin' |year=2011|quote=As per tradition, nobody should be in the temple when she visits it for Gahana Bije |work= [[The Times of India]] |accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref> and only one Brahmin boy and two Brahmin married ladies should accompany the queen to the [[sanctum sanctorum]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/09/stories/2007040911710500.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090923173629/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/09/stories/2007040911710500.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 23 September 2009 |title=Other States / Orissa News : Queen makes private visit to Puri temple |first=Satyasundar |last= Barik |year=2007 |quote=The queen, helped by a boy priest and two married Brahmin women, performed the special puja|work= [[The Hindu]] |accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref>
Then all other princely states of [[Odisha]] are invited to be present in [[Puri]]. The queen comes in a closed palanquin so that no body can witness her. Processions and martial arts are also performed before the palanquin. After coming to temple, all the gates are closed and queen makes special Puja to the sibling deities. Finally she is accompanied by His Highness Gajapati Maharaja to the Royal Palace.

==History==
Last time in 2007 the present queen of Gajapati Shri [[Dibyasingha Deba]], Maharani Leelabati Pattamahadei at the age of 51 came for such Gahana Bije. In 1966 her mother-in-law Maharani Surjyamani Pattamahadei had her Gahana Bije on 26 October 1966. and on 18 September 1933 the then queen Chandramani Pattamahadei had visited the temple for Gahana Bije.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/Lifestyle/Out-of-Line/2007-04-09/364845news.html |title=Maharani of Puri undertakes ritual after 40 years |work=zeenews.india.com |year=2007 |quote=A 'Gahana Bije' was also held on 18 September 1933 when Chandramani Pattamahadei, wife of the then maharaja ram Chandra Deb visited the temple for the first time |access-date=13 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111194045/http://zeenews.india.com/Lifestyle/Out-of-Line/2007-04-09/364845news.html |archive-date=11 November 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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