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Every year, millions throng Puri to witness Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra. What are the various rituals of the nine-day festival, and why does it attract so many devotees? We explain.
Chariot of Lord Jagannath, popularly known as Nandigosh, is heaviest among three and weighs around 280 tonnes to 300 tonnes
The grand ceremony of pulling the three majestic and colourfully decorated chariots on the "Bada Danda", the grand avenue.
The servitors performed the rituals on three chariots: Nandighosha for Lord Jagannath, Taladhwaja for Lord Balabhadra, and Darpadalan for Devi Subhadra. The chariot pulling will start at 4 PM
Participating in the world famous Rath Yatra in Puri along with lakhs of devotees from across the globe on Wednesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sought the blessing of Mahaprabhu Jagannath and his sibling deities.