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 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