Chariot Festival at PURI, Odisha (India)
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Nice photos @SarojOdisha and it looks amazing but what’s this celebration it all about?
Hi @SarojOdisha this looks like an interesting festival. Thanks for sharing the images. Can you tell us anything about it?
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Hi @SarojOdisha ,
Thanks for sharing this colourful event with us! Can you tell us more about it? What is this the festival celebrating? Is it a religious ceremony?
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Hii @Giu_DiB
RathaYatra is a colorful festival which draws millions of devotees from various parts of the country as well as from abroad to Puri (Odisha) is held in June-July every year. Lord Jagannath, Lord of the Universe, comes out of His sanctum sanctorum to give Darshan to all Devotees belonging to all sects and communities. This Year With CORONA Pandemic situation Supreme Court allowed this festival of Lord Jagaanath.
‘SnanaPumima’ marks the beginning of this festival. On this day the three deities—Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra take prolonged bath on an open platform known as ‘SnanaBedi’, Then they retire for 15 days popularly called the period of ‘Anabasara’ and remain in isolation. During this period, no public worship is performed. After 15 days of isolation, the Gods come out of the temple in a colourful procession to board their respective Chariots and thereafter begins the journey known as RathaJatra.
Reference to Car Festival in JagannathaPuri is available in various scriptures like those of Buddhists. Jains and Hindus. However, the present concept of Lord Jagannath is most popular. According to the prevailing concept, Lord Jagannath was originally worshipped by Savaras—a Scheduled Tribe of Odisha.Car Festival symbolizes the Lord’s desire to come out of the temple for a brief period to give Darshan to the ‘Patitas’, (i. e., the lowest of the low) and redeem them. The chariots of Lord Jagannath and His brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are dragged by thousands of devotees in three gorgeously decorated chariots from the main gate of the temple to GundichaMandir near about 3 Kms. away. At GundichaMandir the Lord along with his entourage remains for 7 days.
When the chariots move on the main thoroughfare of Puri known as BadaDanda {Grand Road) through a vast concourse of humanity that usually throng to have His Darshan, the atmosphere is charged with sanctity. It is delightful to witness the foreigners in saffron robes dancing and reciting musical compositions in honour of Lord Jagannath and Krishna, to the accompaniment of cymbals and mridangas
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Hello @SarojOdisha ,
Thanks for your reply and for the detailed description of the festival!
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