JAGANNATH RATH YATRA 2022

Jagannath Rath Yatra was celebrated in Odisha’s Puri on Friday, 1st July 2022 with great pomp and show.

Return Car Festival or 'Bahuda Jatra' Bahuda yatra falls on Saturday, 9 July 2022.

It is believed that one day Goddess Subhadra, the younger sister of Lord Jagannath expressed her desire to go around the city and from then this procession is started. During this festival the processions of three chariots of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and his sister Goddess Subhadra are carried out from the Jagannath Temple t the Gundicha Temple and stops at Mausi Maa Temple, where they are offered with their favorite food.

Every year, new chariots are built for the festival.

The three chariots stay there for 7 days then they come back to the Jagannath Temple. The three chariots are decorated with different styles same as the one followed for centuries and these charitos are carried out by priests.

The devotees clean the Gundicha Temple before the stay of Lord Jagannath. The three chariots are given a different name as Lord Jagannath’s chariot is called Nandighosha and it has 16 wheels, Lord Balabhadra’s chariot is called as Taladhwaja and it has 14 wheels and the Goddess Subhadra’s chariot is known as Darpadalan and it has 12 wheels. The chariot of Goddess Subhadra remains in between the two chariots and the Arjun becomes the Sarathi of the chariot.

Renowed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has made magnificent sand art with the message: On this Rath Yatra, let us pledge to “Say no to single-use Plastic”. He also created 125 sand charitos to mark the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath at Puri beach. 

On Puri Beach in Odisha, Sudarsan Pattnaik broke the Guinness World Record for building the biggest sand castle ever. In June 2019, Skulptura Projects GmbH in Binz, Germany, surpassed his record. Other than this, the famous artist is also the recipient of the Italian Sand Art Award, 2019, notably, he is the first Indian to receive this honour.

Padma Shri awardee Pattnaik shared several pictures of his art with the caption, “On the auspicious occasion of #Sunabesha, May Mahaprabhu bless all. My sand art at Puri beach.”

Soon after he posted the photo on his Twitter handle, it went viral and is being widely shared over various social media platforms. Pattnaik has also posted a video of his sand art at the beach.

 










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