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Rath Yatra, Ranchi
pRath Yatra or Jatra is the
celebration of Lord Jagannath, Attracting thousands of devotees and visitors each
year in Jharkhand, the Rath Yatra is held on Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi in the
month of Aashadha. This year it was celebrated on July 01, 2022. Jagannath
Temple in Ranchi is a 17th-century temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath. It was
built by the king of Barkagarh, Jagannathpur Thakur....
pRath Yatra or Jatra is the
celebration of Lord Jagannath, Attracting thousands of devotees and visitors each
year in Jharkhand, the Rath Yatra is held on Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi in the
month of Aashadha. This year it was celebrated on July 01, 2022. Jagannath
Temple in Ranchi is a 17th-century temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath. It was
built by the king of Barkagarh, Jagannathpur Thakur Ani Nath Shahdeo, in 1691.
Completed on December 25, 1691, it is located about 10 km from the main town.
The temple is on top of a small hillock. According to mythological beliefs, on
this day, Goddess Subhadra, the younger sister of Lord Jagannath. The Jagannath
Rath Yatra has always adhered to the same rituals, which is what makes it so
holy. Nothing has been altered during this festival. Rath Yatra has
historically been observed annually in Jharkhand. Throughout this well-known
event, Lord Jagannath and his siblings Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra are
adored. According to the spiritual significance of Katha Upanishad- The
festival talks about the Human body as Rath and sarathi or driver as God, who
drives the chariot of the body to the yatra/journey to material existence or
Bhavasagar. Classically it is mentioned as the soul drive within the Rath of
body, which has been intellect and total devoted to God the driver of the
chariot towards the material existence. The wheels are the significance of
velour. The famous Jagannath Rath Yatra of the capital Ranchi witnessed a huge
crowd of devotees on Friday. Lakhs of devotees attended the Rath Yatra along
with Governor Ramesh Bais and Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the entire
capital reverberated with the hail of Lord Jagannath. The Jagannath Temple Rath
Yatra here got a new chariot after a gap of 12 years./p
pThis chariot has been prepared for 45 days. The chariot is 42 feet tall,
26 feet long, and 26 feet wide, and it cost 40 lakhs. The day of Akshaya
Tritiya saw the start of the chariot construction by carpenters. Brightly
colored canopies in either red, black, yellow, or green are placed atop the
chariots. Lord Jagannath uses red and yellow, Lord Balaram uses red and green,
while Goddess Subhadra uses red and black. All the chariots have separate
features to distinguish them from each other. Lord Jagannath's chariot is
called Chakradhwaja or Nandhighosa, which simply describes the tumultuous and
blissful sound. On the celebration, day devotees pull the chariots to
mausibadi. This year�s Rath yatra was more
special as it was the Nabakalebar Rath Yatra where all the Lords got new avatar
after nineteen years. The return journey of Lords will be celebrated as Bahuda
yatra on 9th July 2022. The Rath began to move in an atmosphere of devotion,
raising emotions as the most anticipated moment had finally arrived./p
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Activities
p1 Prayer to Bhagwan Jagannath/pp2 Swing rides, Theaters etc/pp3 Food stalls/pp4 Traditional shopping stalls/p
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How to reach
The nearest airport is RANCHI,
which is 6 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is RANCHI,
which is 09 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Ranchi,
which is 00KMs away.