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About the festival |
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One of the four most famous holy pilgrimages of the Hindus in India is the Jagannath Temple of Puri. The festival of Rath Yatra celebrated here, is world famous for the enormous crowd of devotees that gathers to witness Lord Jagannath's yearly journey in his huge chariot. more... |
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Chariots getting ready for Puri Rath Yatra |
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Nearly one hundred traditional carpenters have been working to a definite plan to complete the construction of the three huge chariots for observance of annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra on July 16. more... |
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Chandan Yatra begins as Orissa observes Akshay Tritiya |
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Lord Jagannath along with fellow deities began his Chandan Yatra, a 21-day-long annual water sport summer festival, to bit the summer heat on the auspicious occasion of Akshay Tritiya on Friday. Akshay Tritiya is considered as a sacred day for initiation of all work across Orissa. more... |
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Snan Purnima celebrated with traditional fervour |
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Snan Purnima, bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, was celebrated in traditional style and grandeur in this holy coastal town of Orissa on Saturday. more... |
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Naveen Patnaik for safety of tourists in Puri |
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday expressed grave concern over ill treatment and harassment of tourists by a section of hoteliers of this holy town last month. more... |
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Devotees throng at Alarnath Temple in Orissa's Brahmagiri |
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Devotees deprived of darshan of Lord Jagannath in the 12-century-old temple at Puri as the deities reclined to sick room after Snan Purnima are rushing to Brahmagiri, 23 kilometers away from Puri to offer prayers to Alarnath Dev. more... |
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A unique Rath Yatra at Sabara Srikhetra |
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It's said that God knows no religion. However, due to the age-old religious practices and restrictions introduced by certain influential people and groups at different times, entry is often denied to people of many non-Hindus into the temples. more... |
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Sudarsan recreates sand chariots of Balaram Das |
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It's said that God knows no religion. However, due to the age-old religious practices and restrictions introduced by certain influential people and groups at different times, entry is often denied to people of many non-Hindus into the temples. more... |
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Live webcast of Rath Yatra Monday |
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For the first, the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath will be webcast live for the benefit of people around the world. One can see the Yatra on www.rathjatra.nic.in from 9 am onwards on Monday. More... |
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Stage set for Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath |
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The administration has made all arrangements to make Rath Yatra, the nine day sojourn of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra to Gundicha temple, a success. More... |
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