Puri Rath Yatra

                          

The day when He /She dominated Evil, the important mile stone during God’s Avatar on the earth is generally called the Birth day of the God .There are also interesting Customs and festivals associated with the Temples .

Auspicious Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra

                           

Rath Yatra is also known as the Festival of Chariot which is celebrated every year at Puri. One of the famous temple towns in Orissa.The main attracted place of this festival is the Jagannath Temple, which is one of the four dhams of the Hindus. Rath Yatra Puri is immensely popular amongst devotees and thousands of them visit Puri every year with full eagerness.

Puri Rath Yatra

            
The festival marks the annual journey of the three deities from the 12th century
Jagannath temple in three splendidly decorated wooden chariots, pulled by 
devotees, to the Gundicha temple, around three km away.

The annual Ratha Yatra (chariot procession) of Lord Jagannath, his brother Bhalabhadra and sister Subhadra began at Odisha's beach town of Puri amid tight security Wednesday, officials said.
The ceremonial procession of the deities known as Pahandi - carrying the deities out of the temple to the chariots - started at 9.45 a.m., Laxmidhar Pujapanda, public relations officer of the temple administration, told IANS.