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   rath yatra

   /ˈrʌθ ˌjɑːtrɑː/

   noun

   • 1. a ceremonial procession centred around a chariot carrying a holy image, specifically the procession of Jagannatha.
   • ▪ (in India) a political demonstration consisting of a convoy of motor vehicles travelling over a long distance: "the party warned against a bid to stop the rath yatra"

   Word Origin via Hindi from Sanskrit ratha ‘chariot’ + yātrā from yā ‘to travel’.

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