Tag: Ratha Jatra

Lord Jagannath & His sibling deities adorned gold ornaments and basked in golden glory during the Suna Besha rituals on the chariots at Puri Srimandir.

Lord Jagannath and His siblings adorned gold ornaments during the Suna Besha ritual, which was conducted without devotees for the second consecutive year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

This adorable girl from Puri is an ardent devotee of Lord Jagannath.

The Suna Besha or golden attire of the Holy Trinity will be performed today in Puri without public participation like last year due to Covid-19 pandemic

Quite similar to the Ratha Jatra festival, the return journey 'Bahuda Jatra' of the Holy Trinity from Gundicha temple to Srimandir in Puri also began almost two hours ahead of the schedule. After the nine-day annual sojourn at the Gundicha ended today, Bada Thakura Balabhadra, Mahaprabhu Jagannath and Devi Subhadra returned to Ratna Bedi on their majestic chariots. On way, the sibling deities were fed with their favourite offering of Poda Pitha.

Puri: The ‘Adharapana’ ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra will be performed today. As per the ritual, the deities will be offered ‘Pana’, a specially prepared drink, in pots on their respective chariots. Mahasuara servitors prepare the drink by using milk, banana, cheese, aromatic spices and water. The water […]

Puri/Bhubaneswar: The Bada Danda (Grand Road) in the holy town of Puri turned into a sea of humanity as nearly six lakh people, partook of the ecstasy of witnessing the world famous ‘Ratha Jatra’ of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra. Chants of “Jai Jagannath” rent the air as devotees from all over the country […]

The flag of the Taladhwaja, the chariot of Lord Balabhadra, was blown away today soon after it was set up atop the chariot during the world famous Ratha Jatra in the pilgrim city

Puri: With just hours left for the world famous Ratha Jatra in Puri, the Daitapati sevayats are busy with last minute preparations to ensure that the elaborate series of rituals of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra are completed in time as per the instructions of the Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). Talking to […]

Puri: With barely a few hours left for the beginning of the world famous Ratha Jatra in Puri, the Odisha Police has made elaborate traffic arrangement to ensure safe and timely arrival of devotees. Giving details to the media persons here this afternoon, IG Sanjib Panda said separate arrangements have been made for the heavy […]

Puri: The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings starts here on Wednesday with the district administration expecting about 10 lakh people to take part in the nine-day chariot festival. Security has been strengthened across Puri town for the Rath Yatra. “Multi-layer security arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the […]

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railways (ECoR) has decided to run 148 special trains to cope with the expected rush of passengers for the ensuing Car Festival of Lord Jagannath at Puri on July 6, Besides the special trains, as many as 29 booking counters and 25 additional booking counters will be opened at various places of […]

Puri: Five days ahead of the annual Ratha Jatra of the deities, Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Friday gave a clean chit to the servitors in connection with the Snana Purnima fiasco. It was alleged that a number of servitors, in-charge of the ceremonial bathing rituals of the Trinity, had allowed thousands of devotees […]

Gundicha temple is popularly known as the garden house of Lord Jagannath. Gundicha temple is built in ‘Kalinga’ temple style which comprises Viman (sanctum), Jagamohan, Natamandira and Bhogamandap

Servitors started the rituals as per tradition since last night for the return journey of the divine trinity. Rituals like Bahuda Kanta, Charabandha, Kusumilagi have been performed.