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The annual Jagannath Ratha Yatra is a famous Hindu festival attracting thousands of people. The Ratha Yatra in Dhamrai is one of the most important events for the Hindu community of Bangladesh. [19] The original historical Roth was burnt down by the Pakistan Army in 1971. [17] The Roth has since been rebuilt with Indian assistance.
The Ratha Yatra of Puri, also rendered as the Ratha Jatra (Odia: ରଥଯାତ୍ରା, lit. 'chariot festival') ( / ˈ r ʌ θ ə ˈ j ɑː t r ɑː / , Odia pronunciation: [ɾɔt̪ʰɔ dʒat̪ɾa] ), is considered the oldest and largest Hindu chariot festival celebrated annually, on the bright half of the lunar month of Ashadh (June–July).
Festival of Chariots refers to the Ratha Yatra festivals run by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). [1] The main event is a chariot procession through the streets. The procession may then be followed by performing arts presentations on the stage and visiting various booths encamped at a park site.
This festival is known as Ratha Yatra, meaning the festival (yatra) of the chariots (ratha). The rathas are huge wheeled wooden structures, which are built anew every year and are pulled by the devotees. The chariot for Jagannath is approximately 14 metres (45 ft) high and 3.3 square metres (35 sq ft) and takes about 2 months to construct. [197]
Suna Vesha or Golden Attire of Lord Jagannath. Ratha Yatra is most significant of all festivals of Jagannath. The Jagannath triad are usually worshiped in the sanctum of the temple, but once during the month of Asadha (Rainy Season of Odisha, usually falling in month of June or July), they are brought out onto the Bada Danda (The main high street of Puri) and travel (3 km) to the Shri Gundicha ...
The most important festival is the Ratha Yatra, or the chariot festival, in June or July. This spectacular festival includes a procession of three huge raths, or chariots, bearing the deities of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra through the Bada Danda, or the Grand Avenue of Puri, until their final destination to the Gundicha Temple. [68]
In this festival, a chariot of Shree Siddhanath is taken around the town by the devotees. Lord Shree Siddhanath Ratha Yatra is a Great annual town fair. Lakhs of people from all over India come to Mhaswad to celebrate this the festival and enjoy the fair.
The Rath Yatra starts on the second lunar day the bright fortnight (shukla paksha) of the Hindu month of Ashadha. [6] One day before the Ratha Yatra, the Gundicha Temple is religiously cleansed for housing the gods. [7] [8] On the first day of the yatra, the deities are transported in chariots from the main temple to Gundicha temple.