Tag: Rathyatra

Amid the beating of cymbals and bells, the pulling of the three gigantic chariots of the Holy Trinity begins in Puri - the abode of Lord Jagannath.

After the Holy Trinity was placed on the chariots, Puri King Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb conducted the ‘Chhera Panhara’ rituals with a golden broom on the chariots.

Pahandi rituals of the Holy Trinity concluded after the deities were ushered out of the Srimandir and placed on their respective chariots.

Lord Jagannath was taken to His chariot in Pahandi ritual after Lord Balabhadra & Goddess Subhadra.

'Pahandi Bije' of the Holy Trinity begins; Lord Jagannath & His siblings will be taken to the chariots in 'Dhadi Pahandi'

Lord Jagannath and his siblings to begin their 9-day sojourn to Sri Gundicha temple today.

On the eve of Rath Yatra, acclaimed sand artist and Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik sculpted the biggest 3D sand art of Lord Jagannath's chariot (Nandighosa) at Puri sea beach in Odisha. The sand sculpture is 43.2 feet long and 35 feet wide.

Priyanka Sahani lives in Bhubaneswar and is a software engineer by profession. She has pledged to create 108 miniature paintings of Lord Jagannath & His siblings ahead of the Rath Yatra this year.

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday (July 6) rejected all petitions seeking permission to hold Rath Yatra in other Jagannath temples of Odisha except the Puri Srimandir. The Apex Court held that Odisha Government has taken a considered decision keeping in mind the current second wave of the Covid-19.

Covid-19 pandemic may have restricted devotees from participating in the annual holy Rath Yatra for the last two years. However, for this youth, these restrictions have further enhanced the devotion for Lord Jagannath.

This year too, Deba Snana Purnima of the Holy Trinity will be held without devotees at Puri. In view of the grim pandemic situation and extension of curbs by the state government, Deba Snana Purnima, the ritualistic bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannath and His siblings on June 24 will be observed sans devotees like last year. SJTA (Shree Jagannath Temple Administration) chief Krishan Kumar informed that Puri Srimandir will remain out of bounds for devotees till July 25th and a decision regarding allowing devotees for darshan would be taken after Rath Yatra.

Puri: Among loud chants of Hari Bola and conchs and gongs reverberating in the air, the Pahandi rituals of Lord Sudarshan and the three sibling deities being carried to their respective chariots have begun for the Rath Yatra. The gorgeously decorated deities will be seated atop the chariots in which they will travel to visit […]