Jagannath Ratha yatra in puri 2018.

One of the grand festival celebrate in puri is the jagannath Ratha yatra, people all around the Orissa and as well as india is waiting for this festival.This festival mainly dedicated to lord jagannath( lord Krishna) his sister Goddess Subhadra and his elder brother Lord Balabhadra.

Major festivals are:

1 Rathaa yatra

2 Chandan yatra

3 Snana yatra

4 Nabakalebara

Reason for celebration of Ratha yatra?

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The festival for jagannath’s annual visit to gundicha temple via mausia maa temple near Balagandi chaka puri. As per history of Rathaa yatra , jagannath ,his elder brother balabhadra and younger sister subhadra are taken out in a procession to gundicha temple and stay for nine days. They are accompanied by sudarshana chakra. Then the ratha yatra return back to main temple . the journey of puri jagannath ratha yatra is also called bahuda jatra.

Process of Ratha yatra….

Process of Ratha yatra is different The wooden idols of 3 deities, every year are taken from the jagannath temple to the gundicha temple. The 3 idols are placed in decorative chariots, these wooden idols held all around the yatra , the idols are bathed with 109 buckets of water . idols are then placed till the day of procession
This festival for performed by the royal successor of orissa

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Time of chhera pahara , the deities has to brought from temple by king and are placed in chariots. The king himself to clean the chariots, and he should bring the flower from his own hands for decorates chariots.

During the time festival the devotees of all over world go to puri with help to pulling the chariots using the ropes . the Ratha carts is height 45feet and are fulled by thousands of people , and chariots is designed like tree shape. The devotees from different countries and also from india.

The chariots in jagannath Ratha yatra..

Main attraction of Ratha yatra is 3 chariots these are constructed by pure wood, the chariots is length 50meters people will believe by pulling this is like adding to your good karma and doing penance your bad deeds

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There are 3 different chariots , Nandighosa is called as lord jagannatha’s its 45 feet high and 45 feet squre at the wheel level. This chariots is covered by red and yellow cloth , lord jagannath is appear as krushna . taladhwaja is called as lord balarama it has 14 wheels the chariots is cover by the blue and red cloth , height is 44 feet.
Dwarpadalana is called as subhadra is 43 feet high with 12 wheels ,the dwarpadalana is cover by red and black cloth.

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As the procession starts , the lord balaram is pulled, and followed by lord krushna,goddess subhadra at last . the more people in yatra will bring the energy to pull the chariots move forwarded it takes few hours . for next 9 days ,devotees can seek blessing of lords and goddess.

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During return to the main temple the yatra is called has bahuda yatra . here the deities are served sweets and pancake it is belived that food is given lord is fond of it. Jagannath Ratha yatra is the biggest festival which is celebrated ever year in india

Other places to visit near jagannath temple:

Puri not attraction for Ratha yatra is also for attractive places near to jagannath temple . there are some places near to temple . puri beach, konark temple, chilika lake, sakshigopal temple pipili village , shree loknath temple.

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