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{{Infobox holiday<br />
| holiday_name = Samba Dashami<br />
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| nickname = Surjya Puja<br />
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| caption = Samba Dashami<br />
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| date = Pausha 25<br />
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'''Samba Dashami''' is a festival unique to the state of [[Odisha]], [[India]]. It is celebrated on the 10th day of the [[Shukla Paksha]] of [[Pausha]] Māsa or waxing phase of moon in the month of Pausha (December – January) as per traditional [[Odia calendar]]. This festival is especially celebrated in the eastern part of Odisha.<br />
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== Tradition ==<br />
According to legend, Samba, son of Lord [[Krishna]], was afflicted by [[leprosy]] and was cured by the Sun God [[Surya]] after 12 years of penance near [[Konark]]. On this day, mothers pray to Surya for the health of their children.<br />
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== Rituals ==<br />
On the day of Samba Dashami, the women in the family wake before sunrise. After bathing they prepare dishes such as ''khichdi'', Odia ''[[Puri (food)|puri]]'', and ''ghadghadia tarkari'' (a curry), and offer them to Surya at sunrise. One of the specific characters of this ritual is variety of individual food item is offered to Sun God in the name of each member of the family, especially children. Once the food items have been offered to the Surya, the women prepare a set of cake-like dishes called ''pitha'' (cake), which includes ''manda pitha'', ''kakara pitha'', ''poda pitha'', ''arisha pitha'', ''biri laddoo'', ''makar chaula'', ''chhenaguda'', ''dhanu muaan'', ''khiri'', ''rasagulla'', ''jhilli'', ''chhenagaja'', and sweet curd.<br />
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At noon, a bowl of [[turmeric]] water with [[betel]] in it is taken to ''chaunra mula'' (a small temple-like structure with a [[tulsi]] plant overhead). All the cooked food is served on plates. The women in the family view Surya through the bowl of turmeric water and offer all the dishes to Surya. They read the legend of ''Samba Dasami Brata Katha'' and pray for the well-being of all family members.<br />
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In the evening, another ''[[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]]'' is observed as a part of the Samba Dashami ritual. This is the ''[[Mahakala]] puja'', in which special ''budha chakuli'' is offered to [[Yama]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Biranchi Narayan Sun Temple]]<br />
* [[Konark]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.hindu-blog.com/2009/12/samba-dashami-2009-date-in-orissa-samba.html Samba Dashami 2022 date in Odisha – Puja Dedicated to Surya] at Hindu Blog<br />
* [https://vidyaleaf.com/samba-dashami/ Rituals of Samba Dashami and Foods – Samba Dashami]<br />
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