Description
During this great- Jagannath Rath Yatra puri, before visiting to their aunt's place, Lord Jagannath, his sister- Goddess Shubhadra and his elder brother-Lord Balavadra are worshipped all together in their respective huge and adorned chariots (cars), named as- Nandighosha, Padmadhwaja, Taladhwaja. These Chariots are recognized by the colours. Nandighosha- the chariot of Jagannath has a combination of yellow and red colour canopy and that of Padmadhwaja - Shubhadra's chariot has black and red color canopy wrapped around whereas, Taladhwaja- the chariot of Balabhadra has a red and green colour canopy on the chariot. Starting from the first day of the festivity-Jagannath Rath Yatra puri, these three idols are carried out on the chariots from the Jagannath temple premises and this ritual is stated as-Pahundi veeje. After Pahundi veeje, Chera Pahara- cleaning the chariots is the second main ritual performed by the local priests outside the Jagannath temple. Hera Panchami & Jagannath Rath Yatra 2018Niladri Bije- the last ritual of this beguiling car festival- Jagannath Rath Yatra (Puri Rath Yatra) in which an eye-catching but fascinating fight takes place, just outside the Jagannath temples in between- Lord Jagannath and his beautiful consort- Goddess- Laxmi. Goddess- Laxmi was a bit annoyed with Lord Jagannath because while leaving from the Jagannath Temple puri for vacations to his aunt's place, he didn't ask her to accompany along with his siblings. On this account, Goddess Laxmi didn't allow him to enter inside the Jagannath temple. Only after giving a sweet dish- rasgulla to her, she became calm and permitted to come inside Jagannath temple puri.
Jagannath Rath Yatra - Puri Rath Yatra 2018
