Stage Set For Grand Rath Yatra Of Lord Jagannath In Puri
NDTV
Hundreds of traditional carpenters and painters are busy giving finishing touches to the three huge chariots of the Lords.
The stage is all set for the grand annual Rath Yatra or the chariot festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, scheduled for Sunday, in the holy coastal city of Puri in Odisha.
Hundreds of traditional carpenters and painters are busy giving finishing touches to the three huge chariots of the Lords.
"The Rath Yatra, observed on the second day of the bright fortnight of Ashadha month of the Hindu calendar every year, is the most important festival of Jagannath temple when the holy triad embarks on the annual nine-day sojourn to their birthplace, Gundicha Temple (the Yagnya Vedi or the Garden house of the Lord) around three kilometres far from the Jagannath Temple. The devotees cutting across all the sects and creeds get a glimpse of the divine siblings during the Rath Yatra," Jagannath culture researcher, Bhaskar Mishra, told IANS.
