The pinnacle of the festival is the Rath Yatra, or Chariot Procession. Thousands of devotees line the streets, chanting hymns with fervor as they pull the grand chariots toward the Gundicha Temple.

BHUBANESWAR: Along with Ratna Bhandar, the Garbha Gruha or sanctum sanctorum of the Shree Jagannath temple in Puri will be taken up for repair and renovation during the Rath Yatra, when the ...

It’s that time of the year again for Puri in Odisha. And as always, thousands of people from across the country are descending on the temple town to witness its famous chariot f ...

The Rath Yatra falls on the second day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing moon fortnight) in the Ashadh month of the Hindu calendar. This year, it coincides with Sunday, July 7, 2024, starting at approx ...

The annual Rath Yatra festival takes place in various cities around the country – but the most famous celebration takes place in the coastal city of Puri, in the western state of Odisha.

AHMEDABAD: The 125th annual <i>rath yatra</i> of Lord Jagannath ended peacefully in Ahmedabad on Friday evening. It was a triumph of peace amid unprecedented stringent security arrangements.

This journey is documented in undated Hindu sacred texts known as the Puranas written a few thousand years ago One of India's biggest religious festivals, the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra ...

Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has made magnificent sand art with the message: On this Rath Yatra, let us pledge to "Say no to single-use Plastic". He also created 125 sand chariots to ...

The annual Rath Yatra festival takes place in various cities around the country – but the most famous celebration takes place in the coastal city of Puri, in the western state of Odisha.