Tag: Rath Yatra

The Holy siblings – Mahaprabhu Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra – dazzled in golden attire atop their chariots during Suna Besha ritual, also known as the Rajadhiraja Besha, today (July 10). Catch a few glimpses of the iconic ritual as Trinity receives a golden makeover.

The nine-day annual sojourn of Lord Jagannath and His siblings ends today as deities will return to their abode in all glory and grandeur. Catch glimpses of Bahuda Yatra from the pilgrim town Puri.

Around 225 special trains were arranged for Rath Yatra Festival against the previously announced 205 special trains.

The love and devotion for Lord Jagannath is not limited by geographical boundaries. Devotees & Prabasi Odias or the Odia diaspora across the globe take part in the Rath Yatra celebrations. These images are from England’s first ever Shree Jagannath Temple in Bath, where devotees celebrated Rath Yatra. Devotees can be seen conducting the rituals for the 9-day journey the deities which is call the Rath Yatra.

It is believed that by getting a darshan of the deities during the day hours one gathers blessings but the same increases by ten times if the darshan is done during the Sandhya Dhupa ritual.

As Gundicha Yatra has already been over, special trains will run for Sandhya Darshan, Bahuda Yatra and Suna besha.

According to sources, the mishap occurred during the Rath Yatra celebrations at Jarasingha area in Deogaon block of Bolangir district.

The chariot was hit with a light post along the roadside due to faulty driving by the charioteer. However, the servitors alleged that the accident happened due to neglect by the district administration. 

Haldhar Nag was recently witnessed selling ‘Raga chana’ (Spicy chickpeas) during Rath Yatra in his village in Bargarh. No aversions whatsoever to any job, he is quite proud earning himself some money despite being a famous poet honoured with Padma Shri

Despite strict security measures, unidentified miscreants have allegedly flattened over 20 earthen chullas (ovens) inside the kitchen (Roshaghar) of the Puri Gundicha Temple. The matter came to light on Saturday.

A day after embarking on a nine-day sojourn, Lord  Balabhadra, Jagannath and Devi Subhadra along with Lord Sudarshan will be escorted to the Adapa Mandapa in the Gundicha Temple in Puri today. 

One person died in the mishap that took place at Mathasahi under Basta police limits in the district while seven others sustained critical injuries.

While the chariots of Lord Jagannath and his siblings are pulled on road all over the world, at Kankana Sikhari in Chilika near Nairi village under Khurda district the annual nine-day sojourn of the Holy Trinity is observed on boats in Chilika.

According to the servitors, the temple is specifically for those who aren’t able to go into Srimandir due to one or the other reasons.

The incidence of suicide by devotees by either jumping from a pinnacle or lying themselves under the wheels of chariots have been referred to in many writings