Search results
Ratha Yatra [a] ( / ˈrʌθə ˈjɑːtrə / ), or chariot festival, is any public procession in a chariot. [3] [4] They are held annually during festivals in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. [5] . The term also refers to the popular annual Ratha Yatra of Puri.
Jul 4, 2019 · One of India's biggest religious festivals, the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra, gets under way on Thursday. The festival is unique in that three Hindu gods are taken out of their temples in a...
The Ratha Yatra of Puri, also rendered as the Ratha Jatra ( Odia: ରଥଯାତ୍ରା, lit. 'chariot festival') ( / ˈrʌθə ˈjɑːtrɑː /, Odia pronunciation: [ɾɔt̪ʰɔ dʒat̪ɾa] ), is considered the oldest and largest Hindu chariot festival celebrated annually, on the bright half of the lunar month of Ashadh (June–July).
Jun 20, 2023 · One of India’s biggest religious festivals, the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra is here and the celebrations are in full swing. Also known as the ‘Festival of Chariots’, this occasion begins in the month of Ashadha. This year, the festival commenced on June 20 in Puri, Odisha, and will culminate on June 28.
Rath Yatra, Puri. The Jagannath Temple celebrates many festivals throughout the year. Arguably the grandest celebrations take place for the Nobo Koliboro. The Nobo Koliboro celebrates the rebirth of the Lord Jagannath, His transmigration from one body to another. This ritual takes place every 15-19 years.
Jul 1, 2018 · The Mahesh Rath Yatra of 1875 is of special historical significance: A young girl was lost in the fair and amongst many, the district magistrate Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya — the great Bengali poet and author of India's National song — himself went out to search for the girl.
Rathayatra, Hindu festival of India, observed by taking an image of a deity in a procession (yatra) through the streets in a chariot (ratha). This affords darshan (auspicious viewing) of the deity to worshippers who, because of caste or sectarian restrictions, are not admitted to the sanctuary.
Jun 20, 2023 · Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra is set to commence in Puri, Odisha on Tuesday. Devotees can also witness the yatra online. Before the beginning of the yatra know all about the festival.
Jun 19, 2023 · The Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra 2023, celebrating Lord Krishna, Balbhadra, and Subhadra will take place on June 20, 2023. The festival is mainly celebrated in Puri, Odisha, with devotees travelling from across the country.
Jun 25, 2023 · The Rath Yatra takes place on the second day of the Odia month of Ashadha Shukla Tithi (bright fortnight) every year to commemorate the journey of Lord Jagannath and his two siblings from their abode —the 12th century Jagannath Temple, to the Gundicha Temple, believed to be their aunt’s home.
