Back रथजात्रा (पुरी) Bihari রথযাত্রা (পুরী) Bengali/Bangla रथयात्रा Hindi ꯀꯥꯡ ꯆꯤꯡꯕ MNI ରଥଯାତ୍ରା OR ਰਥ ਯਾਤਰਾ (ਪੁਰੀ) Punjabi रथयात्रा Sanskrit புரி தேரோட்டம் Tamil జగన్నాథ రథయాత్ర Tegulu
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| Ratha Yatra of Puri | |
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| Also called | Ghosha Jātrā |
| Observed by | Hindu |
| Type | Religious |
| Begins | Āshādha Shukla Dvitiyā |
| Ends | Āshādha Shukla Dashami |
| 2023 date | 20 June |
| 2024 date | 7 July, Sunday |
| 2025 date | 27 June, Friday[1] |
| Frequency | annual |
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The Ratha Yatra of Puri, also rendered as the Ratha Jatra (Odia: ରଥଯାତ୍ରା, lit. 'chariot festival') (/ˈrʌθə ˈjɑːtrɑː/, 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).[2][3] The festival is held at the city of Puri, in the state of Odisha, India and associated with the deity Jagannath (a form of Vishnu or Krishna).[2] During the festival, three deities (Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra) are drawn by a multitude of devotees in three massive, wooden chariots on bada danda (the grand avenue) to Gundicha Temple whereby they reside there for a week and then return to the Jagnannath temple. This return trip is referred to as the Bahuda Yatra.[2][4]
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On the way, the chariot of Jagannatha, Nandighosa (ନନ୍ଦିଘୋଷ) waits near the crematorium of Bhakta Salabega (ଭକ୍ତ ସାଲବେଗ), a Muslim devotee, to pay him tribute.
On their way back from the Gundicha Temple, the three deities stop for a while near the Mausi Maa Temple (Aunt's abode) and have an offering of the Poda Pitha, which is a special type of pancake supposed to be the deity's favourite. After a stay of seven days, the deities return to their abode.
- ^ Ratha Yatra 2025
- ^ a b c Lochtefeld, James G. (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. Rosen. p. 567. ISBN 978-0-8239-3180-4. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Rath Yatra: The legend behind world's largest chariot festival". BBC News. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Chakraborty, Yogabrata (28 June 2023). "পুরীধাম ও জগন্নাথদেবের ব্রহ্মরূপ বৃত্তান্ত" [Puridham and the tale of lord Jagannath's legendary 'Bramharup']. dainikstatesmannews.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Dainik Statesman (The Statesman Group). Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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