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{{Short description|Hindu festival}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{about||the festival in Puri|Ratha Yatra (Puri)|the festival in Ahmedabad|Rath Yatra (Ahmedabad)}}
{{Distinguish|Ram Rath Yatra}}
{{Faith primary|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox holiday
| holiday_name = Ratha Yatra 
| image = Rath Yatra Puri 07-11027.jpg
| caption = Three chariots of the deities with the Temple in the background, Puri
| type = Hindu
| longtype = [[Religious]]
| observedby = [[Hindus|Hindu]]
| begins = [[Ashadha]] [[Paksha|Shukla]] [[Dwitiya]]
| ends = Ashadha Shukla [[Dashami]]
| date2020 = 23 June (Tuesday)<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/calendar?date=2020-06|access-date=2020-08-03|website=india.gov.in|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808041049/https://www.india.gov.in/calendar?date=2020-06|url-status=live}}</ref>
| date2021 = 12 July (Monday)<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/calendar?date=2021-06|access-date=2020-08-03|website=india.gov.in|archive-date=6 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206192759/https://www.india.gov.in/calendar?date=2021-06|url-status=live}}</ref>
| date2023 = 20 June
| date2024 = 7 July
| date2025 = 27 June
| date2026 = 16 July
| frequency = annual
| nickname = Ghosa Jatra
| duration = 1 week, 2 days
}}
'''Ratha Yatra'''{{efn|Other transliterations include ''Ratha Jatra'', ''Rathayatra'', and ''Rathajatra''.}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ʌ|θ|ə|_|ˈ|j|ɑː|t|r|ə}}), or '''Chariot festival''', is any public procession in a chariot.<ref name="vemsani135">{{cite book|author=Lavanya Vemsani |title=Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fw2DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA135|year=2016|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-211-3|page=135}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Christophe Jaffrelot|title=The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to the 1990s|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=iVsfVOTUnYEC |year= 1999|publisher= Penguin Books|isbn=978-0-14-024602-5|pages=416–421}}</ref> The term particularly refers to the annual Ratha Yatra in [[Odisha]], [[Jharkhand]], West Bengal and other [[East India]]n states, particularly the [[Odia culture|Odia festival]]<ref name="ClausDiamond2003">{{cite book|author1=Peter J. Claus|author2=Sarah Diamond|author3=Margaret Ann Mills|title=South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ienxrTPHzzwC&pg=PA515|year=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-93919-5|pages=515–}}</ref> that involve a public procession with a chariot with deities [[Jagannath]] ([[Vishnu]] avatar), [[Balarama|Balabhadra]] (his brother), [[Subhadra]] (his sister) and [[Sudarshana Chakra]] (his weapon) on a [[ratha]], a wooden [[deula]]-shaped chariot.<ref>{{cite book|author=Lavanya Vemsani |title=Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fw2DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA135|year=2016|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-211-3|page=135}}</ref><ref name=Banglapediab>{{cite book |last=Mandai |first=Paresh Chandra |year=2012 |chapter=Rathajatra |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rathajatra |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] }}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Ratha Yatra processions have been historically common in Vishnu-related (Jagannath, Rama, Krishna) traditions in [[Hinduism]] across India,<ref>{{cite book|author=Bruce M. Sullivan|title=The A to Z of Hinduism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xU4ZdatgRysC |year=2001|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-8108-4070-6|pages=100, 166, 209}}</ref> in Shiva-related traditions,<ref>{{cite book|author1=Pratapaditya Pal|author2=Stephen P. Huyler|author3=John E. Cort|display-authors=etal|title=Puja and Piety: Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist Art from the Indian Subcontinent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NXolDQAAQBAJ |year =2016|publisher=University of California Press|isbn= 978-0-520-28847-8|pages=72–74 with Figures 23–25}}</ref> saints and goddesses in Nepal,<ref>{{cite book|author=J.P. Losty|editor= David M. Waterhouse|title=The Origins of Himalayan Studies: Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling, 1820-1858|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_rhgqGA2nKoC&pg=PA94 |year=2004|publisher= Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-31215-8|pages=93–94 with Figure 5.11}}</ref> with [[Tirthankaras]] in [[Jainism]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Virendra Kumar Sharma|title=History of Jainism: With Special Reference to Mathurā|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M3vXAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=DK|isbn=978-81-246-0195-2|page=162}}</ref> as well as tribal folk religions found in the eastern states of India.<ref>{{cite book|author=Ajit K. Singh|title=Tribal Festivals of Bihar: A Functional Analysis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gvLiAsmvx6IC |year= 1982|publisher= Concept| pages= 30–33}}</ref> Notable Ratha Yatras in India include the [[Ratha Yatra (Puri)|Ratha Yatra of Puri]], the [[Dhamrai Rathayatra|Dhamrai Ratha Yatra]] and the [[Rathayatra of Mahesh|Ratha Yatra of Mahesh]]. Hindu communities outside India, such as in Singapore, celebrate Ratha Yatra such as those associated with [[Jagannath]], [[Krishna]], [[Shiva]] and [[Mariamman]].<ref name="Jacobsen2008p159">{{cite book|author=Vineeta Sinha|editor=Knut A. Jacobsen|title=South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WT2odZ7_d7MC&pg=PA163|year=2008|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-07459-4|pages=159–174}}</ref> According to Knut Jacobsen, a ''Ratha Yatra'' has religious origins and meaning, but the events have a major community heritage, social sharing and cultural significance to the organizers and participants.<ref>{{cite book|author=Knut A. Jacobsen|editor=Knut A. Jacobsen|title=South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WT2odZ7_d7MC |year=2008|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-07459-4|pages=8–11, 200–201}}</ref>

Western impressions of the Jagannath Ratha Yatra in Puri as a display of unstoppable force are the origin of the English word ''[[juggernaut]]''.

{{Infobox
| title = ''Ratha Yatra'' in Hinduism
| image =
{{image array|perrow=2|width=150|height=120
| image1 = Kalpathy Chariot festival last day.jpg| caption1 = Viswanatha ([[Shiva]]) and Visalakshi ([[Parvati]]) chariot festival in Kerala
| image2 = India - Kanchipuram - 022 - chariot unveiled for upcoming festival (2508349542).jpg| caption2 = Chariot in Tamil Nadu
| image3 = FeteVarkala.jpg| caption3 = Krishna and Arjuna at a ''ratha'' festival
| image4 = Living Goddess Kumari in Chariot during Indrajatra festival in Kathmandu.JPG| caption4 = A girl as goddess in a Nepalese ''ratha'' during [[Indra Jatra]]
| image5 = A Krishna Radha couple at the Festival Of Chariots 2010.jpg| caption5 = [[Krishna]] and [[Radha]], London chariot festival
| image6 = Srinivasa Perumal roof.jpg| caption6 = Thiruvizha festival
}}
}}

== Etymology ==
Ratha Yatra is derived from two Sanskrit words, ''[[Ratha]]'', which means chariot or carriage, and ''[[Yatra]]'' which means journey or pilgrimage.<ref>{{cite book|author=Nori J. Muster|title=Betrayal of the Spirit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3uoAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA38|year=2013|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09499-6|page=38}}</ref> In other Indian languages such as [[Odia language|Odia]], the phonetic equivalents are used, such as ''jatra''.

==Description==
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[[File:Ratha Yatra Moscow 2008.jpg|thumb|Ratha Yatra in Moscow]]
''Ratha Yatra'' is a journey in a chariot accompanied by the public. It typically refers to a procession (journey) of deities, people dressed like deities, or simply religious saints and political leaders.<ref name="Michaels1996p270">{{cite book|author1=Michaels|author2=Cornelia Vogelsanger|author3=Annette Wilke|title=Wild Goddesses in India and Nepal: Proceedings of an International Symposium, Berne and Zurich, November 1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wbXAAAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=P. Lang|isbn=978-3-906756-04-2|pages=270–285}}</ref> The term appears in medieval texts of India such as the [[Puranas]], which mention the Ratha Yatra of [[Surya]] (Sun god), of [[Devi]] (Mother goddess), and of [[Vishnu]]. These chariot journeys have elaborate celebrations where the individuals or the deities come out of a temple accompanied by the public journeying with them through the ''Ksetra'' (region, streets) to another temple or to the river or the sea. Sometimes the festivities include returning to the sacrosanctum of the temple.<ref name="Michaels1996p270"/><ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite book|last=Mandai|first=Paresh Chandra|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|year=2012|editor1-last=Islam|editor1-first=Sirajul|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam|edition=Second|chapter=Rathajatra|editor2-last=Jamal|editor2-first=Ahmed A.|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rathajatra}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Places==
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===Jagannath Ratha Yatra, Puri===
{{main|Ratha Yatra (Puri)}}
[[File:Bahuda Jatra, Nabakalebara 2015.jpg|thumb|600px|left|Ratha Yatra in [[Odisha, India]].]]

During the [[Ratha Yatra (Puri)|Jagannath Ratha Yatra]], the triads are usually worshiped in the sanctum of the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|temple]] at [[Puri]], but once during the month of [[Asadha]] (Rainy Season of [[Odisha]], usually falling in month of June or July), they are brought out onto the Bada Danda (main street of Puri)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/puri-rath-yatra-2020-seems-unlikely-srimandir-servitors-449501|title=Hopes of Puri Rath Yatra I like Dying Fast|publisher=Odisha Television|access-date=22 May 2020|archive-date=10 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510192226/https://odishatv.in/odisha/puri-rath-yatra-2020-seems-unlikely-srimandir-servitors-449501|url-status=dead}}</ref> and travel (3 km) to the Shri [[Gundicha Temple]], in huge chariots ([[ratha]]), allowing the public to have [[darśana]] (Holy view). This festival is known as Ratha Yatra, meaning the journey (''yatra'') of the chariots (''ratha''). The Rathas are huge wheeled wooden structures, which are built anew every year and are pulled by the devotees. The chariot for Jagannath is approximately 45 feet high and 35 feet square.{{Sfn|Starza|1993|p=16}} The artists and painters of Puri decorate the chariots and paint flower petals and other designs on the wheels, the wood-carved charioteer and horses, and the inverted lotuses on the wall behind the throne.{{Sfn|Das|1982|p=40}} The Ratha Yatra is also termed as the 'Shri Gundicha Yatra'.

The most significant ritual associated with the Ratha Yatra is the ''chhera pahara''. During the festival, the [[Gajapati Kingdom|Gajapati King]] wears the outfit of a sweeper and sweeps all around the deities and chariots in the ''Chera Pahara'' (sweeping with water) ritual. The Gajapati King cleanses the road before the chariots with a gold-handled broom and sprinkles sandalwood water and powder with utmost devotion. As per the custom, although the Gajapati King has been considered the most exalted person in the [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]]n kingdom, he still renders the menial service to Jagannath. This ritual signified that under the lordship of Jagannath, there is no distinction between the powerful sovereign Gajapati King and the most humble devotee.<ref>{{cite news|last=Karan|first=Jajati|title=Lord Jagannath jatra to begin soon|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/lord-jagannath-jatra-to-begin-soon/68263-3-2.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130702044115/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/lord-jagannath-jatra-to-begin-soon/68263-3-2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2013|access-date=28 November 2012|newspaper=IBN Live|date=4 July 2008}}</ref>

''Chera pahara'' is held on two days, on the first day of the Ratha Yatra, when the deities are taken to garden house at [[Mausi Maa Temple]] and again on the last day of the festival, when the deities are ceremoniously brought back to the Shri Mandir.

As per another ritual, when the deities are taken out from the Shri Mandir to the Chariots in ''Pahandi Vijay''.

In the Ratha Yatra,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bsmjsambalpuri.in/2023/06/rath-yatra-2023-photos-odia-wishes.html |title=Jagannath Ratha Yatra Festival of Odisha}}</ref> the three deities are taken from the Jagannath Temple in the chariots to the [[Gundicha Temple]], where they stay for nine days. Thereafter, the deities again ride the chariots back to Shri Mandir in ''bahuda jatra''. On the way back, the three chariots halt at the Mausi Maa Temple and the deities are offered ''Poda Pitha,'' a kind of baked cake which are generally consumed by the people of Odisha.

The observance of the Ratha Yatra of Jagannath dates back to the period of the Puranas. Vivid descriptions of this festival are found in [[Brahma Purana]], [[Padma Purana]], and [[Skanda Purana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://epaper.thestatesman.com/m5/3725372/Dainik-Statesman/28TH-JUNE-2023#page/1/1|title=পুরীধাম ও জগন্নাথদেবের ব্রহ্মরূপ বৃত্তান্ত|page=4|language=bn|date=28 June 2023|access-date=28 June 2023|website=dainikstatesmannews.com|publisher=[[Dainik Statesman]] (The Statesman Group)|location=Kolkata|first=Yogabrata|last=Chakraborty|trans-title=Puridham and the tale of lord Jagannath's legendary 'Bramharup'|archive-url=https://archive.org/details/dainik-statesman-28-th-june-2023|archive-date=28 June 2023}}</ref> Kapila Samhita also refers to Ratha Yatra. In [[Mughal Empire|Moghul]] period also, King Ramsingh of [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]] has been described as organizing the Ratha Yatra in the eighteenth century. In [[Odisha, India|Odisha]], Kings of [[Mayurbhanj District|Mayurbhanj]] and [[Parlakhemundi]] were organizing the Ratha Yatra, though the most grand festival in terms of scale and popularity takes place at Puri.

Moreover, Starza{{Sfn|Starza|1993|p=133}} notes that the ruling [[Eastern Ganga Dynasty|Ganga dynasty]] instituted the Ratha Yatra at the completion of the great temple around 1150 CE. This festival was one of those Hindu festivals that was reported to the Western world very early. [[Friar Odoric]] of Pordenone visited India in 1316–1318, some 20 years after [[Marco Polo]] had dictated the account of his travels while in a [[Genoa|Genoese]] prison.{{Sfn|Mitter|1977|p=10}} In his own account of 1321, Odoric reported how the people put the "idols" on chariots, and the King and Queen and all the people drew them from the "church" with song and music.{{Sfn|Starza|1993|p=129}}{{Sfn|Das|1982|p=48}}

===International Jagannath Ratha Yatra===
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[[File:ISKCON Jagganath Rathyatra.jpg|thumb|The ISKCON Jagganath deities after the Ratha-Jatra at the Parade Brigade Ground, Dharmatala, Kolkata.]]
The Ratha Yatra festival has become a common sight in most major cities of the world since 1968 through the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]] movement. Local chapters put on the festival annually in over a hundred cities worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.festivalofindia.org/ |title=Festival of India |access-date=23 December 2012 |archive-date=25 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225085443/http://festivalofindia.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Dhamrai Jagannath Rathayatra ===
{{Main|Dhamrai Rathayatra}}

'''Dhamrai Jagannath Ratha''' is a chariot temple, a [[Ratha|Roth]], dedicated to the [[Hindu]] God [[Jagannath]] located in [[Dhamrai]], [[Bangladesh]]. The annual Jagannath Ratha Yatra is a famous Hindu festival attracting thousands of people. The Ratha Yatra in Dhamrai is one of the most important events for the Hindu community of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rathajatra festival today|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1758735781.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924203244/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1758735781.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|access-date=3 September 2012|newspaper=The New Nation, Dhaka{{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}|date=24 June 2009}}</ref> The original historical Roth was burnt down by the Pakistan Army in 1971<ref name="Banglapedia"/> The Roth has since been rebuilt with Indian assistance.

=== Rathayatra of Mahesh===
{{Main|Rathayatra of Mahesh}}

The Rathayatra of Mahesh is the second oldest [[Temple car|chariot]] festival in [[India]] (after the Rath Yatra]] at Puri) and the oldest in [[Bengal]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Rathayatra celebrated in West Bengal |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200807041757.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 July 2008 |access-date=2008-10-18 |archive-date=13 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013102905/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200807041757.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> having been celebrated since 1396 CE.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bengal celebrates Rathajatra festival |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/india/news/article_1330596.php/Bengal_celebrates_Rathajatra_festival |work=Monsters and Critics |date=16 July 2007 |access-date=2008-10-18 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is a month-long festival held at Mahesh in [[Serampore]] of [[West Bengal]] and a grand fair is held at that time. People throng to have a share in pulling the long ropes (Roshi) attached to the chariots of Lord [[Jagannath]], [[Balarama]] and [[Subhadra]] on the journey from the temple to Gundicha Bari (Masir bari) and back. [[Subhadra]] is worshipped with [[Krishna]] in Jagannath Yatra.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/self/why-subhadra-is-worshipped-with-krishna-in-jagannath-yatra-281354.html|title = Why Subhadra is Worshipped with Krishna in Jagannath Yatra|date = July 2011|access-date = 7 September 2021|archive-date = 7 September 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210907183032/https://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/self/why-subhadra-is-worshipped-with-krishna-in-jagannath-yatra-281354.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

=== Manipur ===
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The practice of Ratha Yatra in [[Manipur]] was introduced in the nineteenth century. The ''Khaki Ngamba'' chronicle mentions that on a Monday in either April or May 1829, the [[King of Manipur]] [[Gambhir Singh]] was passing through [[Sylhet]] whilst on a British expedition against the [[Khasis]]. Two processions were being prepared by Sylhet's [[Bengali Muslims|Muslim]] and [[Bengali Hindus|Hindu]] communities respectively. The [[Islamic month]] of [[Muharram]] in the [[history of Sylhet]] was a lively time during which [[tazia]] processions were common. This happened to fall on the same day as Ratha Yatra. Sensing possible communal violence, the Faujdar of Sylhet, [[Ganar Khan]], requested the Hindu community to delay their festival by one day. Contrary to the Nawab's statement, a riot emerged between the two communities. As a [[Hindu]] himself, Singh managed to defend the Hindus and disperse the Muslim rioters with his Manipuri troops. The Ratha Yatra was not delayed, and Singh stayed to take part in it. Revered by the Hindu community as a defender of their faith, he enjoyed the procession and initiated the practice of celebrating Ratha Yatra and worshipping [[Jagannath]] in his own homeland of [[Manipur]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Religious Developments in Manipur in the 18th and 19th Centuries|last=Singh|first=Moirangthem Kirti|year=1980|publisher=Manipur State Kala Akademi|pages=165–166|quote=Gonarkhan}}</ref>

==Examples==
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* [[Ratha Yatra (Puri)|Ratha-Jatra]], [[Puri]], at Puri in the state of Odisha, is the largest and most visited Ratha Yatra in the world attracting a large crowd every year.
* Baripada Ratha Yatra is the second oldest in the world. So Baripada is also called as Dwitiya Shrikhetra or 2nd Puri. Ratha Jatra has been celebrated here since 1575 without any interruption.
* Ratha Yatra of [[Kendujhar]] is the second largest Ratha Yatra in the world. The Keonjhar Ratha (Chariot) - '''Nandighosh''' is the Tallest Ratha in the World.
* [[Rath Yatra (Ahmedabad)]] - Ratha Yatra also takes place in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat|Gujarat State]], which is known to be the third largest in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://rathyatralive.com/ahmedabad-rath-jatra-jamalpur-jagannath-temple/48/ |title= About Ahmedabad Ratha Jatra : Jamalpur Jagannath Temple }}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Sukinda Ratha Yatra in Odisha is also known to attract a large number of devotees.
* [[Dhamrai Rathayatra]], at Dhamrai in Bangladesh, is the most famous Ratha Yatra in Bangladesh.
* [[ISKCON]] [[Dhaka]] Ratha Jatra is the second famous Ratha Jatra in Bangladesh.
* [[Rajbalhat]] Ratha Jatra, West Bengal, India.
[[File:Nabadwip somaj bari nrisingha mandir bigroho.jpg|thumb|left|The Ratha Yatra of Jagannath in Nabadwip features unusual images with hands.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anandabazar.com/district/nodia-murshidabbad/worship-of-lord-jagannath-followed-by-a-different-style-in-nabadwip-1.636993?ref=nodia-murshidabbad-new-stry |title=Nabadwip Jagannath |access-date=6 July 2017 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018212335/http://www.anandabazar.com/district/nodia-murshidabbad/worship-of-lord-jagannath-followed-by-a-different-style-in-nabadwip-1.636993?ref=nodia-murshidabbad-new-stry |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
* People of [[Bastar district|Bastar region]] observe Ratha Yatra during [[Dussehara]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-09-25/news/27514315_1_bastar-colours-temple |title=Dussehra in Bastar -- a riot of colours - Economic Times |first=Partha |last=S Banerjee |work=indiatimes.com |year=2008 |quote=The Bastar royal family figures prominently in the script and the props include a huge chariot that is first built, then ritually 'stolen', and then again recovered and pulled ceremonially through the streets of Jagdalpur |access-date=9 January 2013 |archive-date=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203152939/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-09-25/news/27514315_1_bastar-colours-temple |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://news.oneindia.in/2008/10/09/tribals-celebrate-unique-dussehra-in-bastar-1223542981.html |title=Tribals celebrate unique Dussehra in Bastar - Oneindia News |work=news.oneindia.in |year=2008 |quote=The another attraction of this 'tribal Dusshra', is a double-decked Ratha (Chariot) with eight wheels and weighing about 30 tonnes. |access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref>
* Radha Rani Ratha Yatra, held at the [[Radha Madhav Dham#Festivals|Radha Madhav Dham]] temple near Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
* Ratha Yatra in [[Silicon Valley]] is organized at [[Golden Gate Park]], [[San Francisco]], California, USA.

==See also==
* [[Mahishadal Rathayatra]]
* [[Guptipara Rathayatra]]
* [[Ratha]]
* [[Yatra]]
* [[Yatra (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jatra (disambiguation)]]
* [[Hindu pilgrimage sites in India]]
* [[List of Hindu festivals]]
* [[Padayatra]]
* [[Tirtha (Hinduism)]]
* [[Tirtha and Kshetra]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==

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