The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.114

v2.c17.114

9. *Candana Yātrā* or *Akṣaya-tṛtīya*, the third of the waxing moon in Vaiśākha (April-May). On this day the proxy of the divinity is taken to the little temple on the island in the Vindu-Sāgara tank, and there kept for twenty-two days, during which great quantities of flowers and sandal paste are offered to him. He is every afternoon cruised about in a boat in the tank, and singing and dancing are kept up throughout the whole period. A special set of dancing girls is entertained for this occasion, and it has rent-free lands valued at Rs. 15. Bhuvaneśvara himself, on this occasion, receives an extra smearing of sandal paste every day. The *Brahma Purāṇa* limits the ceremony to one day only, and its counterpart in Bengal takes place on the full-moon of Vaiśākha, when images of Viṣṇu are adorned with flowers and entertained in a swing covered with flowers and sprinkled over with sandal paste. One special offering for the occasion enjoined by the *Brahma Purāṇa* is a blade of barley.²⁸