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	[[File:Naveen Patnaik (FB) 09.jpg\|thumb\|Pahandi of Lord [[Jagannath]] during Rathajatra 2017.]]		[[File:Naveen Patnaik (FB) 09.jpg\|thumb\|Pahandi of Lord [[Jagannath]] during Rathajatra 2017.]]
	'''Ratha Yatra''' ({{Lang-or\|ରଥଯାତ୍ରା}}) ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|r\|ʌ\|θ\|ə\|_\|ˈ\|j\|ɑː\|t\|r\|ɑː}}, {{IPA-or\|ɾɔt̪ʰɔ dʒat̪ɾa}}; {{lit\|Car Festival or Chariot Festival}}) is a [[Hindu festival]] associated with Lord [[Jagannath]] held at Shri Kshetra [[Puri]] Dham in the state of [[Odisha]], India. It is the oldest [[Ratha Yatra]], whose descriptions can be found in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, and Skanda Purana and Kapila Samhita.<ref>{{cite news\|title=About Puri Rath Yatra : Jagannath Rath Yatra \|url=http://rathyatralive.com/puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-rath-yatra-chariot-festival/16/ \|access-date=4 June 2016\|publisher=RathYatraLive}}</ref> Rath Yatra or Jatra is the celebration of the Lord Jagannath, who is believed to be the Lord of Universe's journey towards his aunt's house.		'''Ratha Yatra''' ({{Lang-or\|ରଥଯାତ୍ରା}}) ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|r\|ʌ\|θ\|ə\|_\|ˈ\|j\|ɑː\|t\|r\|ɑː}}, {{IPA-or\|ɾɔt̪ʰɔ dʒat̪ɾa}}; {{lit\|Car Festival or Chariot Festival}}) is a [[Hindu festival]] associated with Lord [[Jagannath]] held at Shri Kshetra [[Puri]] Dham in the state of [[Odisha]], India. It is the oldest [[Ratha Yatra]], whose descriptions can be found in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, and Skanda Purana and Kapila Samhita.<ref>{{cite news\|title=About Puri Rath Yatra : Jagannath Rath Yatra \|url=http://rathyatralive.com/puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-rath-yatra-chariot-festival/16/ \|access-date=4 June 2016\|publisher=RathYatraLive}}</ref> Rath Yatra or Jatra is the celebration of the Lord Jagannath, who is believed to be the Lord of Universe's journey towards his aunt's house. The festival commemorates Jagannath's annual visit to [[Gundicha Temple]] via [[Mausi Maa Temple]] (maternal aunt's home) near Saradha Bali, [[Puri]]. This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month).

	The festival commemorates Jagannath's annual visit to [[Gundicha Temple]] via [[Mausi Maa Temple]] (maternal aunt's home) near Saradha Bali, [[Puri]].

	This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month).

	==Description==		==Description==

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	{{Infobox holiday		{{Infobox holiday
	\| holiday_name = Ratha ~~Yatra~~ of Puri		\| holiday_name = Ratha yatra of Puri
	\| image = Rath Yatra Puri 07-11027.jpg		\| image = Rath Yatra Puri 07-11027.jpg
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	[[File:Naveen Patnaik (FB) 09.jpg\|thumb\|Pahandi of Lord [[Jagannath]] during Rathajatra 2017.]]		[[File:Naveen Patnaik (FB) 09.jpg\|thumb\|Pahandi of Lord [[Jagannath]] during Rathajatra 2017.]]
	'''Ratha Yatra ('''{{Lang-or\|ରଥଯାତ୍ରା}}~~'''~~)~~'''~~ ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|r\|ʌ\|θ\|ə\|_\|ˈ\|j\|ɑː\|t\|r\|ɑː}}, {{IPA-or\|ɾɔt̪ʰɔ dʒat̪ɾa}}; {{lit\|Car Festival or Chariot Festival}}) is a [[Hindu festival]] associated with Lord [[Jagannath]] held at [[Puri]] in the state of [[Odisha]], India. It is the oldest [[Ratha Yatra]] ~~taking place in India and the World~~, whose descriptions can be found in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, and Skanda Purana and Kapila Samhita.<ref>{{cite news\|title=About Puri Rath Yatra : Jagannath Rath Yatra \|url=http://rathyatralive.com/puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-rath-yatra-chariot-festival/16/ \|access-date=4 June 2016\|publisher=RathYatraLive}}</ref>		'''Ratha Yatra''' ({{Lang-or\|ରଥଯାତ୍ରା}}) ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|r\|ʌ\|θ\|ə\|_\|ˈ\|j\|ɑː\|t\|r\|ɑː}}, {{IPA-or\|ɾɔt̪ʰɔ dʒat̪ɾa}}; {{lit\|Car Festival or Chariot Festival}}) is a [[Hindu festival]] associated with Lord [[Jagannath]] held at Shri Kshetra [[Puri]] Dham in the state of [[Odisha]], India. It is the oldest [[Ratha Yatra]], whose descriptions can be found in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, and Skanda Purana and Kapila Samhita.<ref>{{cite news\|title=About Puri Rath Yatra : Jagannath Rath Yatra \|url=http://rathyatralive.com/puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-rath-yatra-chariot-festival/16/ \|access-date=4 June 2016\|publisher=RathYatraLive}}</ref> Rath Yatra or Jatra is the celebration of the Lord Jagannath, who is believed to be the Lord of Universe's journey towards his aunt's house.

			The festival commemorates Jagannath's annual visit to [[Gundicha Temple]] via [[Mausi Maa Temple]] (maternal aunt's home) near Saradha Bali, [[Puri]].

	This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month).		This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month).

	~~The festival commemorates Jagannath's annual visit to [[Gundicha Temple]] via [[Mausi Maa Temple]] (maternal aunt's home) near Saradha Bali, [[Puri]].~~

	==Description==		==Description==
	[[File:Rue-puri.jpg\|thumb\|The "Bada Danda" or the Grand Avenue]]		[[File:Rue-puri.jpg\|thumb\|The "Bada Danda" or the Grand Avenue]]
	RATHA YATRA, the Festival of Chariots: Chariots of Shri Jagannath is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Odisha,<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-07-12\|title=Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra 2021 Highlights: Rath Yatra culminates as Lord Jagannath’s Nandighosa chariot reaches Gundicha temple\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/travel-tourism/jagannath-rath-yatra-live-news-puri-rath-yatra-2021-latest-updates-odisha-chariot-festival/2288287/\|access-date=2021-07-13\|website=The Financial Express\|language=en-US}}</ref> on the second (dwitiya) day of shukla ~~pakhya~~ (waxing cycle of moon) of Āshādha Māsa (3rd month of [[Odia calendar]]). The presiding deities of the Jagannath Temple, Puri's main temple, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, with the celestial wheel- [[Sudarshana Chakra]] (ସୁଦର୍ଶନ ଚକ୍ର) are removed from the temple in a ceremonial procession to their chariots. The huge, colourfully decorated chariots are drawn by multitude of devotees on the ''bada danda'', the grand avenue to the [[Gundicha Temple]] (Gundicha– King Indradyumna's Queen), two miles away to the North. On the way the chariot of Lord Jagannatha, Nandighosa (ନନ୍ଦିଘୋଷ) waits near the crematorium of Bhakta [[Salabega]] (ଭକ୍ତ ସାଲବେଗ), a Muslim ~~devout~~ to pay him tribute.		RATHA YATRA, the Festival of Chariots: Chariots of Shri Jagannath is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Odisha,<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-07-12\|title=Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra 2021 Highlights: Rath Yatra culminates as Lord Jagannath’s Nandighosa chariot reaches Gundicha temple\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/travel-tourism/jagannath-rath-yatra-live-news-puri-rath-yatra-2021-latest-updates-odisha-chariot-festival/2288287/\|access-date=2021-07-13\|website=The Financial Express\|language=en-US}}</ref> on the second (dwitiya) day of shukla pakshya (waxing cycle of moon) of Āshādha Māsa (3rd month of [[Odia calendar]]). The presiding deities of the Jagannath Temple, Puri's main temple, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, with the celestial wheel- [[Sudarshana Chakra]] (ସୁଦର୍ଶନ ଚକ୍ର) are removed from the temple in a ceremonial procession to their chariots. The huge, colourfully decorated chariots are drawn by multitude of devotees on the ''bada danda'', the grand avenue to the [[Gundicha Temple]] (Gundicha– King Indradyumna's Queen), two miles away to the North. On the way the chariot of Lord Jagannatha, Nandighosa (ନନ୍ଦିଘୋଷ) waits near the crematorium of Bhakta [[Salabega]] (ଭକ୍ତ ସାଲବେଗ), a Muslim devotee, to pay him tribute.


	On their way back from the [[Gundicha Temple]], the three deities stop for a while near the [[Mausi Maa Temple]] (Aunt's abode) and have an offering of the Poda Pitha, which is a special type of pancake supposed to be the Lord's favourite. After a stay for seven days, the deities return to their abode.		On their way back from the [[Gundicha Temple]], the three deities stop for a while near the [[Mausi Maa Temple]] (Aunt's abode) and have an offering of the Poda Pitha, which is a special type of pancake supposed to be the Lord's favourite. After a stay for seven days, the deities return to their abode.

	== The Chariots ==		== The Chariots ==
	The three chariots of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are newly constructed every year with wood of specified trees like phassi, dhausa, etc. They are customarily brought from the ex-princely state of [[Dashapalla\|Dasapalla]] by a specialist team of carpenters who have hereditary rights and privileges for the same. The logs are traditionally set afloat as rafts in the river Mahanadi. These are collected near Puri and then transported by road.<ref>{{Cite news\|~~last~~=Reporter~~\|first=Staff~~\|date=2021-07-11\|title=Puri decked up for Rath Yatra without devotees for second successive year\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/puri-decked-up-for-rath-yatra-without-devotees-for-second-successive-year/article35262923.ece\|access-date=2021-07-13\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		The three chariots of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are newly constructed every year with wood of specified trees like phassi, dhausa, etc. They are customarily brought from the ex-princely state of [[Dashapalla\|Dasapalla]] by a specialist team of carpenters who have hereditary rights and privileges for the same. The logs are traditionally set afloat as rafts in the river Mahanadi. These are collected near Puri and then transported by road.<ref>{{Cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2021-07-11\|title=Puri decked up for Rath Yatra without devotees for second successive year\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/puri-decked-up-for-rath-yatra-without-devotees-for-second-successive-year/article35262923.ece\|access-date=2021-07-13\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	The three chariots are decorated as per the unique scheme prescribed and followed for centuries stand on the Bada Danda, the Grand Avenue. The chariots are lined across the wide avenue in front of the temple close to its eastern entrance, which is also known as the Sinhadwara or the Lion's Gate.		The three chariots are decorated as per the unique scheme prescribed and followed for centuries stand on the Bada Danda, the Grand Avenue. The chariots are lined across the wide avenue in front of the temple close to its eastern entrance, which is also known as the Sinhadwara or the Lion's Gate.
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	\|Alternates name of Chariot		\|Alternates name of Chariot
	\|Garudadhwaja, ~~Kapiladhwaja~~		\|Garudadhwaja, Kapidhwaja
	\|Langaladhwaja		\|Langaladhwaja
	\|Devadalana, Padmadhwaja		\|Devadalana, Padmadhwaja
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	\|[[Garuda]]		\|[[Garuda]]
	\|~~Vasudev~~		\|[[Vasudeva]]
	\|Jayadurga		\|[[Jayadurga]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|Charioteer		\|Charioteer
	\|Daruka		\|Daruka
	\|Matali		\|Matali
	\|Arjuna		\|[[Arjuna]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|Flag name		\|Flag name
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	# Balahaka		# Balahaka
	# ~~Suweta~~		# Shweta
	# Haridashwa		# Haridashwa
	\|		\|
	# ~~Tribra~~		# Tibra
	# Ghora		# Ghora
	# Dirghasharma		# Dirghasharma
	# ~~Swornanava~~		# Swarnanava
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	# Rochika		# Rochika
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	===Hera Panchami===		===Hera Panchami===
	'''Hera Panchami''' is a ritual observed during the period of ~~[[Ratha Yatra (Puri)\|~~Rath Yatra]] in the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri\|Grand Jagannath Temple of Puri]]. It is known as a ritual of Goddess [[Lakshmi]]. The fifth day from Rath Yatra, i.e., the fifth day in bright fortnight of [[Ashadha]] is known as the Hera Panchami.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.jagannathdham.com/hera-panchami/ \|title=Hera Panchami – Articles - Jagannath Dham \|work=jagannathdham.com \|year=2012 \|quote=It is celebrated on Ashada Shukla Panchami, fifth day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month in Oriya calendar. \|accessdate=25 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.shreekhetra.com/carfestival2.html \| title=Rituals of Car Festival of Puri\|quote=‘Hera’ means to ‘see’ and ‘Panchami’ means the ‘fifth day’. \| accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref>		'''Hera Panchami''' is a ritual observed during the period of Rath Yatra in the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri\|Grand Jagannath Temple of Puri]]. It is known as a ritual of Goddess [[Lakshmi]]. The fifth day from Rath Yatra, i.e., the fifth day in bright fortnight of [[Ashadha]] is known as the Hera Panchami.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.jagannathdham.com/hera-panchami/ \|title=Hera Panchami – Articles - Jagannath Dham \|work=jagannathdham.com \|year=2012 \|quote=It is celebrated on Ashada Shukla Panchami, fifth day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month in Oriya calendar. \|accessdate=25 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.shreekhetra.com/carfestival2.html \| title=Rituals of Car Festival of Puri\|quote=‘Hera’ means to ‘see’ and ‘Panchami’ means the ‘fifth day’. \| accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref>
	During Ratha Yatra, lord [[Jagannath]] comes out on a divine outing with his brother Sri Balabhadra and sister Maa Subhadra along with his divine weapon Sri Sudarshana, leaving behind His wife Mahalaxmi. The Goddess expresses her anger for the Lord. She proceeds to the [[Gundicha Temple]], the Adapa Mandapa in a palanquin in the form of a Subarna Mahalaxmi and threatens Him to come back to the temple at the earliest. To make Her pleased, the Lord concedes to Her by offering her {{transl\|mr\|agyan mala}} (a garland of consent). Seeing the Goddess furious, the sevakas close the main door of the Gundicha. Mahalaxmi returns to the main temple through the Nakachana gate. In a unique ritual, the Goddess orders one of her attendants to damage a part of the Nandighosa chariot. This is followed by her hiding behind a tamarind tree outside the Gundicha Temple. After some time, she escapes to her home temple in secrecy, through a separate path way known as Hera Gohri Lane<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://orissadiary.com/orissa_profile/ori_festival/june/Hera_Panchami.asp \|title=Hera Panchami\|work=orissadiary.com \|year=2012 \|quote= Laxmi sets out in night and visits the Gundicha Temple through Badadanda and returns secretly through the Heragohiri Sahi or street after breaking a piece of wood of Nandigosha Ratha \|accessdate=25 June 2012}}</ref> The unique ritual is enjoyed by lakhs of devotees of Lord Jagannath.		During Ratha Yatra, lord [[Jagannath]] comes out on a divine outing with his brother Sri Balabhadra and sister Maa Subhadra along with his divine weapon Sri Sudarshana, leaving behind His wife Mahalaxmi. The Goddess expresses her anger for the Lord. She proceeds to the [[Gundicha Temple]], the Adapa Mandapa in a palanquin in the form of a Subarna Mahalaxmi and threatens Him to come back to the temple at the earliest. To make Her pleased, the Lord concedes to Her by offering her {{transl\|mr\|agyan mala}} (a garland of consent). Seeing the Goddess furious, the sevakas close the main door of the Gundicha. Mahalaxmi returns to the main temple through the Nakachana gate. In a unique ritual, the Goddess orders one of her attendants to damage a part of the Nandighosa chariot. This is followed by her hiding behind a tamarind tree outside the Gundicha Temple. After some time, she escapes to her home temple in secrecy, through a separate path way known as Hera Gohri Lane<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://orissadiary.com/orissa_profile/ori_festival/june/Hera_Panchami.asp \|title=Hera Panchami\|work=orissadiary.com \|year=2012 \|quote= Laxmi sets out in night and visits the Gundicha Temple through Badadanda and returns secretly through the Heragohiri Sahi or street after breaking a piece of wood of Nandigosha Ratha \|accessdate=25 June 2012}}</ref> The unique ritual is enjoyed by lakhs of devotees of Lord Jagannath.

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{{Short description|Culture of Odisha}}{{EngvarB|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Faith primary|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox holiday
| holiday_name = Ratha Yatra of Puri
| 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]]
| date2019 = 4 July
| date2020 = 23 June
| date2021 = 12 July
| date2022 = 1 July
| date2023 = 20 June
| date2024 = 7 July
| date2025 = 27 June
| frequency = annual
| nickname = Ghosa Jatra
| duration = 1 week, 2 days
}}
[[File:Naveen Patnaik (FB) 09.jpg|thumb|Pahandi of Lord [[Jagannath]] during Rathajatra 2017.]]
'''Ratha Yatra ('''{{Lang-or|ରଥଯାତ୍ରା}}''')''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ʌ|θ|ə|_|ˈ|j|ɑː|t|r|ɑː}}, {{IPA-or|ɾɔt̪ʰɔ dʒat̪ɾa}}; {{lit|Car Festival or Chariot Festival}}) is a [[Hindu festival]] associated with Lord [[Jagannath]] held at [[Puri]] in the state of [[Odisha]], India. It is the oldest [[Ratha Yatra]] taking place in India and the World, whose descriptions can be found in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, and Skanda Purana and Kapila Samhita.<ref>{{cite news|title=About Puri Rath Yatra : Jagannath Rath Yatra |url=http://rathyatralive.com/puri-rath-yatra-jagannath-rath-yatra-chariot-festival/16/ |access-date=4 June 2016|publisher=RathYatraLive}}</ref>

This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month).

The festival commemorates Jagannath's annual visit to [[Gundicha Temple]] via [[Mausi Maa Temple]] (maternal aunt's home) near Saradha Bali, [[Puri]].

==Description==
[[File:Rue-puri.jpg|thumb|The "Bada Danda" or the Grand Avenue]]
RATHA YATRA, the Festival of Chariots: Chariots of Shri Jagannath is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Odisha,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-12|title=Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra 2021 Highlights: Rath Yatra culminates as Lord Jagannath’s Nandighosa chariot reaches Gundicha temple|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/travel-tourism/jagannath-rath-yatra-live-news-puri-rath-yatra-2021-latest-updates-odisha-chariot-festival/2288287/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> on the second (dwitiya) day of shukla pakhya (waxing cycle of moon) of Āshādha Māsa (3rd month of [[Odia calendar]]). The presiding deities of the Jagannath Temple, Puri's main temple, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, with the celestial wheel- [[Sudarshana Chakra]] (ସୁଦର୍ଶନ ଚକ୍ର) are removed from the temple in a ceremonial procession to their chariots. The huge, colourfully decorated chariots are drawn by multitude of devotees on the ''bada danda'', the grand avenue to the [[Gundicha Temple]] (Gundicha– King Indradyumna's Queen), two miles away to the North. On the way the chariot of Lord Jagannatha, Nandighosa (ନନ୍ଦିଘୋଷ) waits near the crematorium of Bhakta [[Salabega]] (ଭକ୍ତ ସାଲବେଗ), a Muslim devout to pay him tribute.

On their way back from the [[Gundicha Temple]], the three deities stop for a while near the [[Mausi Maa Temple]] (Aunt's abode) and have an offering of the Poda Pitha, which is a special type of pancake supposed to be the Lord's favourite. After a stay for seven days, the deities return to their abode.

== The Chariots ==
The three chariots of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are newly constructed every year with wood of specified trees like phassi, dhausa, etc. They are customarily brought from the ex-princely state of [[Dashapalla|Dasapalla]] by a specialist team of carpenters who have hereditary rights and privileges for the same. The logs are traditionally set afloat as rafts in the river Mahanadi. These are collected near Puri and then transported by road.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=Staff|date=2021-07-11|title=Puri decked up for Rath Yatra without devotees for second successive year|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/puri-decked-up-for-rath-yatra-without-devotees-for-second-successive-year/article35262923.ece|access-date=2021-07-13|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The three chariots are decorated as per the unique scheme prescribed and followed for centuries stand on the Bada Danda, the Grand Avenue. The chariots are lined across the wide avenue in front of the temple close to its eastern entrance, which is also known as the Sinhadwara or the Lion's Gate.

Around each of the chariots are nine Parsva devatas, painted wooden images representing different deities on the chariots' sides. Each chariot has a charioteer (Sarathi) and four horses.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Chariot Details
!Jagannath
!Balabhadra
!Subhadra
|-
|Name of Chariot
|Nandighosha (ନନ୍ଦିଘୋଷ)
|Taladhwaja (ତାଳଧ୍ୱଜ)
|Darpadalana (ଦର୍ପଦଳନ)
|-
|Alternates name of Chariot
|Garudadhwaja, Kapiladhwaja
|Langaladhwaja
|Devadalana, Padmadhwaja
|-
|Image
|[[File:Nandighosha Ratho.png|center|frameless|alt=|253x253px]] [[File:Lord Shri Jagannath on His Chariot Nandighosha.jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]]
|[[File:Taladhwaja Ratho.png|center|frameless|alt=|250x250px]] [[File:Chariot Taladhwaja of Lord Balabhadra.jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]]
|[[File:Debadalana Ratho.png|center|alt=|frameless|245x245px]] [[File:Chariot Devidalana of Goddess Subhadra.jpg|center|frameless|200x200px]]
|-
|Number of wheels
|16
|14
|12
|-
|Total Number of wooden pieces used
|832
|763
|593
|-
|Height
|44' 2"
|43' 3"
|42' 3"
|-
|Length and breadth
|34'6" x 34'6"
|33' x 33'
|31'6" x 31'6"
|-
|Colours of the canopies
|Red, Yellow
(yellow associated with Vishnu)
|Red, Bluish green
|Red, Black

(Black associated with the Goddess)
|-
|Guardian
|[[Garuda]]
|Vasudev
|Jayadurga
|-
|Charioteer
|Daruka
|Matali
|Arjuna
|-
|Flag name
|Trailokyamohini
|Unnani
|Nadambika
|-
|Flag emblem
|
|Palm Tree
|
|-
|Name of Horses
|
# Shankha
# Balahaka
# Suweta
# Haridashwa
|
# Tribra
# Ghora
# Dirghasharma
# Swornanava
|
# Rochika
# Mochika
# Jita
# Aparajita
|-
|Colour of Horses
|White
|Black
|Red
|-
|Name of Chariot Rope
|Sankhachuda Nagini
|[[Vasuki|Basuki]] Naga
|Swarnachuda Nagini
|-
|Accompanying deity
|Madanmohan
|Ramakrishna
|[[Sudarshana Chakra|Sudarshana]]
|-
|Gatekeepers ([[Dvarapala]])
|
# [[Jaya-Vijaya|Jaya]]
# [[Jaya-Vijaya|Vijaya]]
|
# Nanda
# Sunanda
|
# [[Ganga in Hinduism|Ganga]]
# [[Yamuna in Hinduism|Jamuna]]
|-
|Nine parshvadevata (Subsidiary deities)
|
# Panchamukhi Mahabir ([[Hanuman]])
# [[Harihara]]
# Madhusudana ([[Vishnu]])
# Giridhar ([[Krishna]])
# [[Narasimha|Pandu Narasingha]]
# Chitamani Krishna
# Narayana (Vishnu)
# Chatra Bhanga Rabana (Rama)
# [[Rama]] seated on Hanuman
|
# [[Ganesha]]
# [[Kartikeya]]
# Sarvamangala
# Pralambari (Balarama)
# Halayudha (Balarama)
# Mrityunjaya ([[Shiva]])
# [[Nataraja|Natamvara]] (Shiva)
# [[Mukteshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar|Mukteswar]] (Shiva)
# [[Shesha]]deva
|
# [[Chandi]]
# [[Chamunda]]
# [[Tara (Devi)|Ugratara]]
# Banadurga ([[Durga]])
# Shulidurga (Durga)
# [[Varahi]]
# [[Kali|Shyamakali]]
# [[Maa Mangala Temple, Kakatpur|Mangala]]
# [[Vimala Temple|Vimala]]
|}

== Chandana Yatra==
[[File:Preparing for car festival of Jagannath, Puri..JPG|thumb|The chariots under construction]]
The construction of the chariots starts on Akshaya Trutiya, the third day of the bright fortnight of Vaisakha, with ritual fire worship. This takes place in front of the palace of the King of Puri and opposite the main office of the Puri temple. On this day, the new agricultural season starts and farmers start plowing their fields. This day also marks the beginning of the summer festival of the deities, also known as the sandalwood festival or [[Chandan Yatra]], which lasts for three weeks. In this festival, the representative images of the presiding deities are taken out in colorful processions and given a ceremonial boat ride in the Narendra pokhari/tank every day. In an interesting demonstration of the assimilative character of the Jagannatha cult, Madanmohana and Rama-Krishna, representing Jagannatha & Balarama partake in the festival with the representatives' images of the presiding deities of five main Shiva temples of Puri. These are curiously known as Pancha Pandava, the five brothers of the Mahabharata story. Later the deities have a ritual bath in a small temple in the middle of the tank, in stone tubs filled with water, sandalwood paste, scents, and flowers.

This sandalwood festival culminates in the [[Snana Yatra]], the Bathing Festival on the full moon day of the month of Jestha. On this day, the presiding deities descend from their seats on an elevated platform in the sanctum sanctorum(Garbha gruha), the bejeweled throne. They are bathed in 108 pots of water brought from the suna kua, the golden well and assume the elephant form on the special platform, close to the Eastern boundary wall of the temple. From that day the deities remain in symbolic and ritual convalescence for about two weeks. They are barred from the view of the ordinary devotees. Only three special patta chitras, traditional Oriya paintings of natural colors on cloth stiffened with starch, known as Anasara Pattis, are strung on a bamboo screen hiding the deities from public view, can be seen by the public. During this period, the deities are given only roots, leaves, berries and fruits to cure them of their indisposition. This ritual is a reminder of the strong tribal elements in the genesis and evolution of the Jagannatha cult. The progeny of Lalita, daughter of the original tribal worshipper Biswabasu, chieftain of hunters, and the Brahmin priest Vidyapati, are known as daitapatis or daitas. They have the almost exclusive privilege of serving the Lord during the convalescence and through the entire period of Ratha Jatra or the Festival of Chariots.

== Suna Besha(ସୁନା ବେଶ) ==
[[File:Golden Attire or Suna Vesha of Lord Shri Jagannath of Puri.jpg|thumb|235x235px|The Suna Besha of Jagannath]]
After the chariots of the deities return to the main temple from the Gundicha temple, the deities are attired in gold ornaments and worshipped on the chariots. This celebration is known as Suna Besha. Tradition maintains that this event was first started by King Kapilendra Deb in 1460, when after returning victorious from war he donated gold to Jagannath.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jagannath glitters in golden get-up|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Jagannath-glitters-in-golden-get-up/articleshow/38041163.cms|access-date=13 July 2014|work=The Times of India|date=9 July 2014}}</ref> The deities are adorned with gold jewelry weighing nearly 208  kg. In 2014 nearly nine hundred thousand devotees witnessed this event held on 9 July<ref>{{cite news|title=Jagannath glitters in golden get-up|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Jagannath-glitters-in-golden-get-up/articleshow/38041163.cms|access-date=13 July 2014|work=The Times of India|date=9 July 2014}}</ref>

== The Ratha Yatra and Pahandi of 2015 ==
Lakhs of devotees thronged the coastal town of Puri to catch the glimpse of deities [[Nabakalebara|re-embodied]] after 19 years on chariots on the occasion of Rath Yatra, marking largest-ever religious congregation in Odisha.

== International Ratha Yatra ==
[[Image:Rath Yatra.jpg|thumb|Rath Yatra Festival in [[New York City|New York]]]]
[[File:Rath yatra Toronto 2011.jpg|thumb|Rath Yatra Festival in [[Toronto]]]]
The Ratha Yatra festival has become a common sight in most major cities of the world since 1968 through the [[ISKCON]] [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]] movement. By the mercy of Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath and Chaitanya, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada had successfully transplanted the festival which now happens on an annual basis in places all over the world in over 108 cities including; [[Moscow]], [[New York City|New York]], [[Houston]], [[Atlanta]], [[London]], [[Rome]], [[Zürich]], [[Kolkata]], [[Mumbai]], [[Karachi]], [[Berlin]], [[Heidelberg]], [[Cologne]], [[Florence]], [[Wroclaw]], [[Sydney]], Perth, [[Kampala]], [[Nairobi]], [[Mombasa]], [[Kisumu]], [[Mexico City]], [[Dublin]], [[Belfast]], [[Manchester]], [[Birmingham]], [[Alchevsk]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Madrid]], [[Stockholm]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[Budapest]], [[Auckland]], [[Melbourne]], [[Montreal]], [[Paris]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Toronto]], [[Vancouver]], [[Santiago]], [[Tallinn]], [[Lima]], [[Antwerp]], [[Sofia]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Dubai]], [[Oslo]], [[Zhongshan]], [[Myitkyina]], [[Bangkok]] and many other cities.<ref>[http://www.festivalofindia.org/ Festival of India]</ref> The [[Dhamrai Jagannath Rath|Ratha Yatra]] in [[Dhamrai]], [[Bangladesh]], is one of the most important in Bangladesh.

== [[Ratha Yatra]] dates ==

This table shows the dates for [[Ratha Yatra]] held in [[Puri]], [[Odisha]]. These dates shows from the Year [[Nabakalebara 2015|Nabakalebara, 2015]] to the Year of next (After 19 years) [[Nabakalebara|Nabakalebara, 2034]].

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable mw-collapsible citiwise-data" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%; width:500px; margin:0px 0px 0em 0em;"
! colspan="3" | '''[[Ratha Yatra]] in [[Puri]]'''
|-
! scope="col" | '''Year'''
! scope="col" | '''Starting Date'''
([[Ashadha]] [[Paksha|Shukla]] [[Dwitiya]])
! scope="col" | '''Ending Date'''
(Exactly on 9th day Of Ratha Yatra, Including starting day)
|-
! scope="row" | '''2015'''
([[Nabakalebara 2015|Nabakalebara, 2015]])
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''18 July'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''26 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2016'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''6 July'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''14 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2017'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''25 June'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''3 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2018'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''14 July'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''22 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2019'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''4 July'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''12 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2020'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''23 June'''
| style="background:#FF0000;" |'''1 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2021'''
| style="background:#00FF00;" |'''12 July'''
| style="background:#00FF00;" |'''20 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2022'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''1 July'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''9 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2023'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''20 June'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''28 June'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2024'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''7 July'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''15 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2025'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''27 June'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''5 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2026'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''16 July'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''24 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2027'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''5 July'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''13 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2028'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''23 June'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''1 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2029'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''13 July'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''21 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2030'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''2 July'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''10 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2031'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''22 June'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''30 June'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2032'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''9 July'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''17 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2033'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''28 June'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''6 July'''
|-
! scope="row" | '''2034'''
([[Nabakalebara|Nabakalebara, 2034]])
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''17 July'''
| style="background:#0000FF;" |'''25 July'''
|-
|}


== Service offerings ==
[[Jagannath temple]] employs different kinds of [[Selfless service|sevakas]] who offer their services on the Ratha.
* Suara
* Mahasuara
* Dahuka: Ratha [[dahuka boli]] ({{Lang-or|ଡାହୁକ ବୋଲି}}, also "Dahuka gita" (ଡାହୁକ ଗୀତ)) which are poetic recitations. Ratha Yatra being a symbolic expression of [[fertility]] and [[Biological life cycle|Life cycle]], these "boli" sung by the Dahuka contain bawdy songs. It is believed that unless the Dahuka boli is sung 'Ratha' does not move.<ref>
{{cite book |title=The Eastern anthropologist, Volume 54 |author=Ethnographic and Folk-Culture Society (Lucknow, India) |year=2001 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tKR-AAAAMAAJ&q=dahuka |location=Lucknow, India}}
</ref> These songs are sung publicly without any kind of hold on the lyrics.<ref>{{cite book |title=Lord Jagannatha: the microcosm of Indian spiritual culture|last=Surendra|first=Mahanty|author-link=Surendra Mohanty|year=1982|publisher=Orissa Sahitya Akademi|pages=93|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNIXAAAAIAAJ&q=dahuka|location=Bhubaneswar, Orissa}}</ref> Dahuka controls the movement of Ratha during the festival.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gmtuAAAAMAAJ&q=dahuka | title=Orissa, people, culture, and polity | publisher=Kalyani Publishers | year=1980 | access-date=26 March 2012 | author=B. B. Jena | pages=313| isbn=9788123726731 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sILXAAAAMAAJ&q=dahuka | title=Car Festival of Lord Jagannath, Puri | publisher=Sri Jagannath Research Centre (Purī, India) | access-date=26 March 2012 | author=Sarat Chandra Mahapatra | year=1994 | location=Puri, India}}</ref>
* Daita pati
* Puspalaka
* Banati Players: '''Banati''' is an age-old art, in which a person spins balls set on fire and tied to the ends of a rope. Every year during the Rath yatra devotees perform "Banati" to appease Lord Jagannath.<ref>{{cite news|title="Banati" players perform martial art ode to Lord Jagannath|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1068285251.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601070513/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1068285251.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 June 2013|access-date=15 September 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times, Delhi{{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}|date=27 June 2006}}</ref> Knives and fireballs, which are attached to the Banati add colour to the procession of the Lord as it reaches its destination

===Hera Panchami===
'''Hera Panchami''' is a ritual observed during the period of [[Ratha Yatra (Puri)|Rath Yatra]] in the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Grand Jagannath Temple of Puri]]. It is known as a ritual of Goddess [[Lakshmi]]. The fifth day from Rath Yatra, i.e., the fifth day in bright fortnight of [[Ashadha]] is known as the Hera Panchami.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jagannathdham.com/hera-panchami/ |title=Hera Panchami – Articles - Jagannath Dham |work=jagannathdham.com |year=2012 |quote=It is celebrated on Ashada Shukla Panchami, fifth day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month in Oriya calendar. |accessdate=25 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.shreekhetra.com/carfestival2.html | title=Rituals of Car Festival of Puri|quote=‘Hera’ means to ‘see’ and ‘Panchami’ means the ‘fifth day’. | accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref>
During Ratha Yatra, lord [[Jagannath]] comes out on a divine outing with his brother Sri Balabhadra and sister Maa Subhadra along with his divine weapon Sri Sudarshana, leaving behind His wife Mahalaxmi. The Goddess expresses her anger for the Lord. She proceeds to the [[Gundicha Temple]], the Adapa Mandapa in a palanquin in the form of a Subarna Mahalaxmi and threatens Him to come back to the temple at the earliest. To make Her pleased, the Lord concedes to Her by offering her {{transl|mr|agyan mala}} (a garland of consent). Seeing the Goddess furious, the sevakas close the main door of the Gundicha. Mahalaxmi returns to the main temple through the Nakachana gate. In a unique ritual, the Goddess orders one of her attendants to damage a part of the Nandighosa chariot. This is followed by her hiding behind a tamarind tree outside the Gundicha Temple. After some time, she escapes to her home temple in secrecy, through a separate path way known as Hera Gohri Lane<ref>{{cite web |url= http://orissadiary.com/orissa_profile/ori_festival/june/Hera_Panchami.asp |title=Hera Panchami|work=orissadiary.com |year=2012 |quote= Laxmi sets out in night and visits the Gundicha Temple through Badadanda and returns secretly through the Heragohiri Sahi or street after breaking a piece of wood of Nandigosha Ratha |accessdate=25 June 2012}}</ref> The unique ritual is enjoyed by lakhs of devotees of Lord Jagannath.

The rituals of Hera Panchami as an important function of Srimandira finds mention in [[Skanda Purana]]. According to the history of the Temple, this "utsav" started during the time of Maharaja Kapilendra Deb. Before his reign, the Hera Panchami function was being observed in a symbolic way with recitation of Mantras.As stated in [[Madala Panji]], Raja Kapilendra Deb substituted this practice with the introduction of an idol of Mahalaxmi made of gold and making the celebration more realistic.<ref name=Odishareview>{{cite journal|last1=Dash|first1=Durgamadhaba|title=The Ritual of Herapanchami and Lord Jagannath|issue=April, 2015|pages=6–10|url=http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2015/Apr/engpdf/6-10.pdf|accessdate=17 August 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Yatra#Famous yatras|Famous Hindu yatras]]
* [[Hindu pilgrimage sites in India]]
* [[List of Hindu festivals]]
* [[Padayatra]]
* [[Ratha Yatra]]
* [[Tirtha (Hinduism)|Tirtha]]
* [[Tirtha and Kshetra]]
* [[Gundicha Temple#Ratha Yatra rituals|Section-"Ratha Yatra rituals"]]

==References==
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{{reflist|group=Hindu Holiday}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Rath Yatra}}
* [http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/OR-Annual-2009/pdf/65-67.pdf Orissa government publication on the event]
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