Tag: Rath Yatra

With Just one day left for the Snana Purnima festival, Srimandir has come alive with all sorts of activities relating to it. The bedecked bathing altar is now waiting for the arrival of the Trinity. 

Scriptures say this is the day when Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra were born.

Giving more information about this, Puri District Collector Samarth Verma on Tuesday said, “Some portion of the Snana Bedi needs repairing. That’s why the administration in collaboration with Archaeological Survey of India will carry out its repair work."

As a large number of tourists are expected to visit the pilgrim town of Puri to witness the Grand event after they were barred for last two years due to the pandemic, the city police have started its exercise to ensure their safety and security. 

Aseli Das, a nonagenarian, is not able to see clearly and also not able to hear properly. That’s not all. She is finding it hard to speak. But she keeps on weaving different attires for Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra.

Since devotees are going to take part in the annual Rath Yatra festival after a gap of two years, this year’s festivals like Snana Purnima and Rath Yatra have assumed much importance.

A decision in this regard was taken at the first coordination committee meeting held at Puri, ahead of famous rath yatra. 

The chariot wheels that will roll on Puri Bada Danda during the annual world famous car festival of Holy Trinity – Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra – are ready, with statues carved on them beautifully. Have a look.

Snana Purnima, the foremost ritual of Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra in Puri is all set to welcome back devotees to the spectacle after two years of restrictions imposed in the wake of Covid pandemic.

The construction work for three gigantic chariots of Holy Trinity – Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra – for the annual car festival in Puri is underway at the Ratha Khala (traditional workshop) and is expected to complete ahead of the schedule.

With just less than two months to go for Rath Yatra, the statement by the chief carpenter about the shortage of timber has dampened the mood of thousands of Jagannath devotees who throng the mining town every year for a glimpse of Lord Jagannath on board the chariot.

A total of 236 CCTV cameras will be installed at the Lord Jagannath Temple and Gundicha Temple during the annual Rath Yatra...

As per the age-old tradition, 865 logs of Phasi, Asana and Dhaura are required for the construction of the three chariots. During the initial stage of construction work, the Maharana servitors require Phasi logs with 6 to 7 feet girth for ‘Tumba’ and of 7 to 8 feet for ‘Pahi’. 

As per the centuries-old tradition, as many as 865 trunks of Phasi, Asan and Dhaura trees are required for chariot construction every year.

Puri: With almost a week to go for the very famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Odishatv.in team has reached Puri to take a stock of the preparations before the grand festival. Our news team reached the ‘Ratha Khala’ or the chariot construction yard and spoke to the Mukhya Maharana Sebaka or Chief constructor of […]