More than 10 million people will attend the Great Rath Yatra in Puri and many Million in Other cities of India on Wednesday June 24, 2009.
The Ratha Yatra (Car Festival) of Lord Jagannatha (Krishna) at Puri is the most important festival of Orissa, which attracts pilgrims from all over India. Annually, on the second day of the bright fortnight of Asadha, the images of Jagannatha, Balabhadra and Subhadra are dragged forth in a grand procession on three separate chariots along the broad street from the Sri Mandir to the Gundica temple. For its profound religious fervor, magnificence and display of colour, the car festival of Lord Jagannath is perhaps the most spectacular religious ceremony in the world.
In 2008 more than 10 million people attended the Rath Yatra in Puri. During the festival, devotees from all over the World go to Puri with an earnest desire to touch the rope of the chariot. They consider this a pious deed and risk their lives in the huge crowd. The huge processions accompanying the chariots play devotional songs with drums, tambourines, etc. Children line the streets through which the chariot will pass and add to the mass chorus. The Rath carts themselves are some approximately 45 feet (14 m) high and are pulled by the thousands of pilgrims who turn up for the event. Millions of devotees congregate at Puri for this annual event from all over the country and abroad. It is also telecasted live on many Indian channels and International channels
Rath Yatra Festival in Gujarat
The Puri Rath Yatra and the Ratha Yatras in Gujarat take place on the same day. In many cities of Gujarat like Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Gandhinagar etc, many major cities and towns of Gujarat. Amongst the 150 Rath Yatra are being taken out in the state with glorious processions are carried out annually with devotional favor and joy.
The Rath Yatra of Ahmedabad
Over 20 lakh people witnessed the grand journey of Chariot Festival. (2008)
The Rath Yatra of Ahmedabad stands next to the Puri festival in grandeur and crowd-pulling. Nowadays, there are not just the thousands of people who participate in the Ahmedabad event; there are also communication satellites which the police use under the GPS (global positioning system) to chart the course of the chariots on a map on the computer screen to monitor them from a control room. With deployment of over 15,000 police personnel en route, the Yatra is expected to be trouble free.
The Ahmedabad Rath Yatra has been taking place for more than 130 years. It starts from the Jagannath temple in Jamalpur locality in Ahmedabad city and passes through a 14 kilometers one way route. One of the main attractions during Ahmedabad Rath Yatra is the procession of caparisoned elephants. This year 2009, the procession will include 16 elephants, 98 trucks, 30 Akhadas or local gyms, 18 Bhajan groups, Music bands and devotees on foot. Around 2,000 Sadhus from across the country too are expected to join.
Over 20 lakh people witnessed the grand journey of Chariot Festival. Gujarat Chief Minister (Narendra Modi) performed the traditional ritual of "Pahind" by sweeping the path with a golden broom, paving way for the Yatra to begin and pulled the chariot till the temple entrance, from where it would traverse nearly 28 kilometers through the walled city and return back in the evening.
Over 20,000 kgs of cereal and other fruits would be distributed as "prasad" to devotees during the procession. The prajajan (people), prashasan (administration) and mahajan (business community) are working together for Successful Yatra.
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In 2008 more than 10 million people attended the Rath Yatra in Puri. During the festival, devotees from all over the World go to Puri with an earnest desire to touch the rope of the chariot. They consider this a pious deed and risk their lives in the huge crowd. The huge processions accompanying the chariots play devotional songs with drums, tambourines, etc. Children line the streets through which the chariot will pass and add to the mass chorus. The Rath carts themselves are some approximately 45 feet (14 m) high and are pulled by the thousands of pilgrims who turn up for the event. Millions of devotees congregate at Puri for this annual event from all over the country and abroad. It is also telecasted live on many Indian channels and International channels
Rath Yatra Festival in Gujarat
The Puri Rath Yatra and the Ratha Yatras in Gujarat take place on the same day. In many cities of Gujarat like Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Gandhinagar etc, many major cities and towns of Gujarat. Amongst the 150 Rath Yatra are being taken out in the state with glorious processions are carried out annually with devotional favor and joy.
The Rath Yatra of Ahmedabad
Over 20 lakh people witnessed the grand journey of Chariot Festival. (2008)
The Rath Yatra of Ahmedabad stands next to the Puri festival in grandeur and crowd-pulling. Nowadays, there are not just the thousands of people who participate in the Ahmedabad event; there are also communication satellites which the police use under the GPS (global positioning system) to chart the course of the chariots on a map on the computer screen to monitor them from a control room. With deployment of over 15,000 police personnel en route, the Yatra is expected to be trouble free.
The Ahmedabad Rath Yatra has been taking place for more than 130 years. It starts from the Jagannath temple in Jamalpur locality in Ahmedabad city and passes through a 14 kilometers one way route. One of the main attractions during Ahmedabad Rath Yatra is the procession of caparisoned elephants. This year 2009, the procession will include 16 elephants, 98 trucks, 30 Akhadas or local gyms, 18 Bhajan groups, Music bands and devotees on foot. Around 2,000 Sadhus from across the country too are expected to join.
Over 20 lakh people witnessed the grand journey of Chariot Festival. Gujarat Chief Minister (Narendra Modi) performed the traditional ritual of "Pahind" by sweeping the path with a golden broom, paving way for the Yatra to begin and pulled the chariot till the temple entrance, from where it would traverse nearly 28 kilometers through the walled city and return back in the evening.
Over 20,000 kgs of cereal and other fruits would be distributed as "prasad" to devotees during the procession. The prajajan (people), prashasan (administration) and mahajan (business community) are working together for Successful Yatra.
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