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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Panchaka''' is a Hindu festival; the last five days of the month of [[Kartik (month)|Kartika]] are traditionally known as the ''Bhishma Panchaka'' or the ''Vaka Panchaka''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Millions take holy dip in Orissa to mark Panchaka|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1388378861.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202150905/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1388378861.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2017|accessdate=3 September 2012|newspaper=Hindustan times, Delhi {{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}|date=24 November 2007}}</ref> According to the epic poem [[Jagamohana Ramayana]], written by [[Balarama Dasa]], it is said that if one is capable, one should [[fasting|fast]] from certain foods on the ''Bhishma Panchaka'' for the pleasure of the [[Vishnu]]. The [[Padma Purana]] say that one pleases [[Vishnu]] and makes spiritual advancement.<br />
[[File:Monrning of Danga Bhasa Purnima.jpg|thumb|Monrning of [[Boita Bandana]] Purnima]]<br />
==Observances==<br />
Devotees may offer the following offerings to lord [[Vishnu]]: lotus flowers, [[Aegle marmelos|Bengal quince]] leaves, [[sandalwood]] paste, [[jasmine]] flowers and [[Aganosma|malati]] flowers.<br />
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==Rituals in Jagannath Temple==<br />
The main temple at [[Puri]] becomes crowded as many people await various alankara{{Definition needed|date=June 2021}} of deities. Alankara like Dalakia vesha, Adakia Vesha, Laksmi Nrusingha Vesha, Trivikrama Vesha{{Clarify|reason=doesn't make sense unless you know what it is|date=June 2021}} and finally on the day of [[Kartik Purnima]], the lord is decorated in Rajarajeswara Vesha{{Definition needed|date=June 2021}}, which draws over 100,000 people. More [[Prasāda|''prasad'']] (food offerings) are made in the temple to cope with the demand from Havishya ''vratis''{{Which lang|date=June 2021}} (widows staying for the month-long Kartika vrata in Puri).<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://nitaai.net/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=582]<br />
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Rai-Damodar-Varta-and-Panchuka-38338.htm]<br />
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