Tell about Puri Rath Yatra ?

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Even though this unique festival most of the time falls during the Monsoon Season in India. According to certain record there hasn’t been a single Rath Yatra that it hasn’t rained. There have been times that it hasn’t rained for days before Rath Yatra and on that day it pours. Well I know it did in 1928

Every year these humongous chariots are built from scratch by a team of carpenters (1400 approx.) who do this job every year voluntarily. Measuring almost 45ft High and having 18.16 and 14 wheels the three chariots are built to precision without any measuring tapes. All that is used is an ancient technique of measurement using hands and finger lengths.

Common Folklore has it that the deities refuse to go to their aunt’s house (Gundicha) and the chariots eerily refuse to budge even an inch with 1000s of people pulling it with brute force. But after much coaxing and requests done to the deities by their servitors does that Chariots finally start moving.

There are a fixed number of families of traditional carpenters who build the chariots every year from the time of its inception and the methods, measurement, techniques etc. to build the same are handed down through generations. All the chariots construction is started and finished simultaneously.

Apart from the chariots, the flags on top of each as well as the ropes with which they are pulled each have a unique name.

It is only after that the presiding king of Puri sweeps all the chariots with a broom made out of gold and using fragrant water that the pulling of the chariots commences.

Dahuka are a sect of servitors to the lords apart from Suaras and Mahasuaras. These Dahukas having a unique tradition of singing something known as Dahuka Boli or Dahuka Gita

Apparently the legend goes as the Chariots do not move if these are not recited. But due to certain reasons this tradition was banned by the Temple officials from 1995 and apart from a few exceptions since then it is now a dying tradition.

The wood used in the making of these chariots after the festival are used to cook Mahaprasad which is made up of 56 different varieties and is cooked in the Temple kitchen which is the largest community kitchen in the world and can cook for up to 100000 people at a time.

Even though this unique festival most of the time falls during the Monsoon Season in India. According to certain record there hasn’t been a single Rath Yatra that it hasn’t rained.

The wood used in the making of these chariots after the festival are used to cook Mahaprasad which is made up of 56 different varieties and is cooked in the Temple kitchen which is the largest community kitchen in the world and can cook for up to 100000 people at a time.

There have been times that it hasn’t rained for days before Rath Yatra and on that day it pours. Well I know it did in 1928 , according this rare video.

One of the most-awaited festivals in the Orissa state as well as in India, Jagannath Rath Yatra is an annual event, which is celebrated in the month of June or July

Every year these humongous chariots are built from scratch by a team of carpenters (1400 approx.) who do this job every year voluntarily

Rath Yatra is a larger than life spectacle and every year lakhs of devotees come to witness it in all its colour, customs and glory. Not just a festival, it is a staunch reminder of the belief and faith which binds us together.

. It is dedicated to Lord Jagannath (Lord Krishna), his sister Goddess Subhadra and his elder brother Lord Balabhadra.

The Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra began on July 6 in Odisha in full splendor. There were thousands of devotees like every year anxiously waiting to catch a glimpse of Jagannath.

The prestigious Rath Yatra started almost 5,000 years ago in the East Coast of India, Odisha in the beautiful city called Jagannath Puri.

It is also called Gundicha Yatra, Chariot FeRath Yatra is organized in Puri. It is believed that every year Lord Jagannath wishes to visit his birthplace Mathura for a few daysstival, Dasavatara and Navadina Yatra.

Measuring almost 45ft High and having 18.16 and 14 wheels the three chariots are built to precision without any measuring tapes. All that is used is an ancient technique of measurement using hands and finger lengths.

The Jagannath Temple of Odisha is one of the few orthodox Hindu temples in India where only the followers of Hinduism are allowed to enter the premises and offer prayers.

this Yatra is conducted each year from Jagannath temple to Gundicha temple.

It is said that to kill Krishna and Balram , Kansa their maternal uncle, sent them an invitation to visit Mathura

Interesting thing to note is that to make this massive chariots not a single metal nail is used but the old school carpentry method of using wooden pegs and joints.