Best Mahaprabhu Jagannath Ratha Yatra Shorts – Watch

The Ratha Yatra is celebrated in the early days of the rainy season. The Lord of the Universe, Lord Jagannath with his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra goes on vacation, travelling on grand chariots, from his temple in Puri to his garden palace in the countryside.

This belief of the Hindus has given rise to one of the biggest religious festivals in India — the Rath Yatra or the Chariot Festival. This is also the etymological origin of the English word ‘Juggernaut’.

Best Mahaprabhu Jagannath Ratha Yatra Shorts – Watch

The festival begins with the Ratha Prathistha or invoking ceremony in the morning, but the Ratha Tana or chariot pulling is the most exciting part of the festival, which begins in the late afternoon when the chariots of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra start rolling.

Each of these carriages has different specifications: The chariot of Lord Jagannath is called Nandighosa, has 18 wheels and is 23 cubits high; the chariot of Balabhadra, called Taladhvajahas 16 wheels and is 22 cubits high; Devadalana, the chariot of Subhadra has 14 wheels and is 21 cubits high.

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