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Fig. 7

From: Rasgulla—the ethnic Indian sweetmeat delicacy and its evolutionary journey through contemporary research

Fig. 7

Historical, social, cultural, socio-religious and geographical characteristics of rasgulla in traditional perspective. a Embalmed stone slab foundation; established in 1968 during the centenary celebration of rasgulla invention in West Bengal. b Devi Baran; rituals performed by married Hindu women before the immersion of the idol of Goddess Durga on Bijoya Dashami. c Bhog of Tarapith; offering to the Goddess Kali of Tarapith temple (established in the year of 1225) consist of rasgulla as a dessert item. d Mangal Ghat; rasgulla is an inevitable item during the celebration of Bengali new year (the first day of the first month of Hindu calendar Boishakh). f Rasagola dibasa; the return of Lord Jagannath is marked with Rasagola Dibasa, a day celebrated to let people know the history and origin of rasgullas in Odisha ( By Odisha sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, https://incredibleorissa.com/rasagola-dibasa-odisha/). g Ratha Yatra; the chariot festival is a Hindu festival held at Odisha’s Puri and it is about the return of Lord Jagannath; it is celebrated with rasgulla as one of the offering to Lord Jagannath (http://www.bhubaneswarbuzz.com/updates/odisha-news/list-sources-point-origin-rasagola-odisha-many-know). h Chhappan bhog; it is the offering comprises of 56 items (rasgulla is one of the item) which are offered to Lord Jagannath every day in Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri. e Aiburobhat; in traditional Bengali wedding it is hosted by families prior to one day of wedding, it is the meals as bidding-farewell treats from their families and rasgulla is the obvious one in the platter

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