The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.109
The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.109
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5. *Māgha-saptamī Yātrā.* It is celebrated on the 7th of the waxing moon in the month of Māgha. Candraśekhara, the proxy of the Lord of the Universe, is, at midday, sent in a grand procession to the temple of Bhāskareśvara, about a mile to the northeast of the Great Tower, and there bathed, clothed, worshipped, and feasted amidst the rejoicings of the assembled crowd and loud music, and in the afternoon brought back to his usual abode.