PURI RATH YATRA
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Puri Rath Yatra 2016 gets
kick start just now at 4-45 pm (today ie, 06th July, 2016, Saturday).
kick start just now at 4-45 pm (today ie, 06th July, 2016, Saturday).
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Rath Yatra or Chariot
festival, one of the much-awaited Hindu festivals, is celebrated every year on
the 2nd day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing cycle of the moon) in the month of
Asadh, the 3rd month according to the lunar calendar of India. The foremost
epicentre for this festival is the Jagannath Puri temple, one of the four major
Hindu shrines, which is situated in the state of Odisha. Rath Yatra Puri has
always been popular among tourists due to its religious connotation. They visit
Puri every year and take part in the celebrations with full enthusiasm.
festival, one of the much-awaited Hindu festivals, is celebrated every year on
the 2nd day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing cycle of the moon) in the month of
Asadh, the 3rd month according to the lunar calendar of India. The foremost
epicentre for this festival is the Jagannath Puri temple, one of the four major
Hindu shrines, which is situated in the state of Odisha. Rath Yatra Puri has
always been popular among tourists due to its religious connotation. They visit
Puri every year and take part in the celebrations with full enthusiasm.
The festival honours the
Lord Jagannath’s visit along with his siblings to the temple of Queen Gundicha.
The caravan of Lord Jagannath, on the way, stops at their maternal aunt’s place
– mausima temple – to take the meal of sweet pancakes, Jagannath’s favorite
dish as believed. During his journey, Lord Jagannath is accompanied also by the
celestial wheel called Sudarshan Chakra.
Lord Jagannath’s visit along with his siblings to the temple of Queen Gundicha.
The caravan of Lord Jagannath, on the way, stops at their maternal aunt’s place
– mausima temple – to take the meal of sweet pancakes, Jagannath’s favorite
dish as believed. During his journey, Lord Jagannath is accompanied also by the
celestial wheel called Sudarshan Chakra.
Jagannath Puri temple is
called ‘Yamanika Tirtha’ where, according to the Hindu beliefs, the power of
‘Yama’, the god of death has been nullified in Puri due to the presence of Lord
Jagannath, popularly known as Lord Krishna, and his siblings – lord Balbhadra
and deity Shubhadra – in the Jagannath Puri temple. As many as three new
splendid chariots are created for the Puri Yatra (the journey) of the Gods –
Lord Jagannath and his siblings – every year. The carpenters, having rights for
this job by heredity, follow century old styles, written in the holy Hindu
text, for building and decorating the chariots.
called ‘Yamanika Tirtha’ where, according to the Hindu beliefs, the power of
‘Yama’, the god of death has been nullified in Puri due to the presence of Lord
Jagannath, popularly known as Lord Krishna, and his siblings – lord Balbhadra
and deity Shubhadra – in the Jagannath Puri temple. As many as three new
splendid chariots are created for the Puri Yatra (the journey) of the Gods –
Lord Jagannath and his siblings – every year. The carpenters, having rights for
this job by heredity, follow century old styles, written in the holy Hindu
text, for building and decorating the chariots.
Then comes the graceful
day of Yatra, when these 45-feet high idols are pulled by millions of devotees
came here from all over the world. The act of pulling the Rath by the ropes
duringRath Yatra Puri is believed to be an extremely religious act, the belief
which attracts millions of tourists from all over the world.
day of Yatra, when these 45-feet high idols are pulled by millions of devotees
came here from all over the world. The act of pulling the Rath by the ropes
duringRath Yatra Puri is believed to be an extremely religious act, the belief
which attracts millions of tourists from all over the world.
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