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RATHA YATRA – Divine Glimpse of the Lord

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Lord Jagannatha Parivar Rath Yatra is one of the famous Chariot festivals celebrated in  Puri, Odisha in India and internationally in many cities.

Innumerable devotees from various cities, places gather to celebrate this festival and seek the blessings of Mahaprabhu Jagannatha. The Ratha Yatra is also termed as Shri Gundicha Yatra. During this annual Rath Yatra, the Lord comes out of his residence/temple to be with every one of his devotees, beyond the gender, caste, religion, and age.

Since there is always a huge crowd, so don’t be disheartened if you ever don’t get chance to be on/near his chariot. Lord Jagannatha has no boundaries, Wherever you may be, near or far, the Lord sees you and your bhakti (devotion).


RATHA YATRA

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AKSHAYA TRITIYA

The various places where you can join and witness this grand Yatra celebration and immerse in devotion of the Lord.

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YATRA Facts

Few of the interesting facts that we all need to know about Lord Jagannatha Parivaar Rath Yatra festival.

Ratha means chariot and Yatra means procession. The Chariot Festival means, the ceremonial removal and procession of Mahaprabhu Jagannatha Parivaar from their temple, to their aunt’s home i.e the Gundicha temple. Lord Jagannatha meaning the Lord of the Universe. He is accompanied by His elder brother, Lord Balabhadra (Balarama), and His younger sister, Maa Subhadra Devi (Su – auspicious and bhadra -well-being).

The Yatra festival is celebrated in a grand way with great splendour amidst a large number of devotees. The chariot construction starts on the auspicious Akshaya Trutiya day.

Few of the other names for the Ratha Yatra are as follows:

GHOSHA YATRA

NAVADINA YATRA

SRI GUNDICHA YATRA

DASAVATARA YATRA

MAHADEVI YATRA


NEELA CHAKRA (Blue Wheel)

The metal wheel at the top of Lord Jagannath temple , made of eight metals comprising of iron, copper, zinc, mercury, lead, brass, silver and gold.


THE CHARIOT’s:

DietyChariot NameChariot COLOR
Mahaprabhu JagannathaNANDIGHOSHA, GARUDADHWAJA OR
KAPIDHWAJA RATHA.
[The largest Ratha
around 45.6ft]
Red & Yellow
Lord BalabhadraTALADHWAJA or  LANGALADHWAJA
(45ft approx)
Red and Blue
Maa SubhadraDEVADALANA , DARPADALANA, PADMADHWAJA
[43ft,3 inches approx in tallness]
Red & Black

Dieties are taken from Jagannath Temple to which templeThe house of their aunt, Gundicha, that is Gundicha Temple.
Return Journey of the Dieties isThe Bahuda Yatra


CHARIOT NAMEGUARDIANHORSESCANOPYFLAG
NAME
ROPE
NANDIGHOSHAGaruda4
(WHITE)
Yellow &
Red
TrailokyamohiniShankhachuda
TALADHWAJA or  
LANGALADHWAJA
Vasudeva4
(BLACK)
Green &
Red
UnnaniBasukhi
DEVADALANA ,
DARPADALANA,
PADMADHWAJA
Jayadurga4
(RED)
Black &
Red
NadambikaSwarnachuda

It’s a great fortune to be at the service of the Lord of the Universe.

Do grab every opportunity that you may get to serve Mahaprabhu by serving his devotees.

May Lord Jagannatha protect and Bless you All 🙏


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