Gapa - Odia Bedha

"Aau thila eka raja, se raja ra chhila eka saaja (elephant shed). Se saaja re thila eka saja (well-behaved) gaja. Dina tike raja kala majare saja (arranged).."

The word Bedha refers to the walled compound or precinct surrounding an Odia temple. The Jagannath Temple, for instance, has the Meghanada Pacheri (outer wall) and Kurma Bedha (inner wall). odia bedha gapa