Rath Yatra

Gadag (Karnataka):  A Muslim couple in Gadag district of Karnataka invited a Hindu seer and performed 'padapooja' (ceremony which symbolises surrendering to guru) on Friday. The family members of Sikandar Badekhan residing in Hudco…

Bhubaneswar: The Rath Yatra festival this year, will come to an end on Tuesday, after the Niladri Bije rituals are held during the evening.Deities home-coming ceremony to the temple is known as ‘Niladri Bije’ and this ritual marks the end…

Puri: A day after Suna Besha, during the Rath Yatra, the three deities were offered the ‘Adharpana’, a sweet scented drink made of milk, sugar, banana, cheese, nuts, camphor, black pepper, and tulasi leaves etc. ‘Adhara’ connotes lips…

Bhubaneswar: Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Goddess Subhadra began their homeward journey from Gundicha temple well ahead of the schedule during the Bahuda Yatra on Saturday. Lord Balabhadra being the eldest was the first to set…

Bhubaneswar: Ministry of Railways had earlier announced 205 Special Trains to and from Puri during Rath Yatra (Car Festival) period for smooth travel and convenience of the pilgrims. Special Trains were planned to run for Sandhya…

Bhubaneswar: Jagannath, the name says it all. A compound of two Sanskrit words jagat meaning "universe" and natha meaning "Master" or "Lord", Jagannath means "lord of the universe" and devotees across the world have been proving it right.…

Ahmedabad: After a gap of two years due to Covid-19, Ahmedabad held the 145th 'Rath Yatra' celebrations with reverberating chants of 'Jai Jagannath' and 'Jai Ranchhod, Makhan Chor' by devotees which assembled for the yatra from across the…

Puri: The three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra arrived at 'Saradhabali' in front of Gundicha temple located on the north-eastern end of the Grand Road or Bada Danda. Lord Balabhadra's charito Taladhwaj was…

Puri: After the ritualistic ‘Pahandi Bije’, ‘Chhera Pahanra’ and other rituals, the three majestic wooden chariots carrying Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra started rolling on the grand road of Puri. Following the…

Puri: Sand artists from Odisha, Sudarsan Pattnaik and Manas Sahoo, have devoted their works to the Rath Yatra, or the car festival, celebrated every year in Puri. Pattnaik has created 125 sand chariots and a sand sculpture of Lord…