Ratha Yatra festival: Unknown facts that you must know

Jagannath's Ratha Yatra, Balabhadra and Subhadra began on July 18, 2015. Orissa is known for the famous sacred Jagannath temple of Puri. Ratayatra and Chariot festival are celebrated at Jaganath temple related to Jaganath God.

'Ratha' means tank, 'yatra' means journey. Celebrate the visit to Jagannath's Gundicha temple through Puri's Mausi Maa Temple

The gods of God Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra are decorated with tanks and roll every year to celebrate Rattayatra

The tanks of the gods were built new every year. The tank of Jagannath is Nandighosa, the tank of Balabhadra is Taladhwaja, the tank of Subhadra is called Dwarpadalana.

Sir Jagannath 's tank rings total 16, Sir Balabhadra' s tank is 14, Subhadra 's tank is 12.

During the colonial rule, British rulers named the festival "Juggernaut" for the big heavy tanks.

Ratayatra is also an international festival. Cities such as Dublin, New York, Toronto, Laos celebrate this festival.

Ratha Yatra or Ratha Jatra or Chariot Festival is a Hindu festival related to Sir Jagannath to be held in Orissa State Puri, India. It is the oldest Rattayatra in India and the world, and its explanation can be found in Brahma Prana, Padma Plana, Skanda Prana and Capilla Sam Heater. As a member of Ratha Yatra, the god of Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and his sister Subhadra were taken to the Gundicha Temple and stayed there for nine days. They are also accompanied by the Sudarshana chakra. Then God or Ratha Yatra will return to the main hall. The way back to Prja Garnar Toratayatra is called Bhadajatra.

Ratha-yatra derives from two Sanskrit words, Ratha (र) means tank or chariot, yātrā (othe कत्रा) means travel or pilgrimage. Speech equivalents such as ratha and jatra are used in other Indian languages ​​such as Odia. Other names of festivals are ratha jatra or chariot festival. Ratayatra is a Chariot tour accompanied by the public. It usually refers to the gods' matrix (journey), the wearing of the gods, or simply religious saints and political leaders. This word has appeared in the medieval sentences of India, referring to such Suryatra, Devi (mother goddess) and Vishnu, like that Puranas. On these tank tours, a careful celebration is held with individuals and gods coming out of the temple and with the public to travel through Ksetra (region, street) to another temple or river or sea. Sometimes celebrations involve returning to the holy hall of the temple.