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 .

Every major consecrated Temple has a Temple Cart , the God is taken around in procession around the major streets of the City, there are practices in some temples in the South the daily Accounts are read out to God at the Night!These Temple Chariot processions are famous in India.

While there are many Chariot Festivals being conducted  every  year , the Thirvarur  and  Srivilliputhur  Chariot  Festivals are very grand as the Puri Rath Jagannath Rath Yatra.

This Festival is conducted every year,   every-year on Ashad Shukla Dwitiya that generally falls between the months of June-July. The festival is celebrated to memorialize the annual visit of the presiding deities of the Jagannath Puri temple to their Aunt’s house. It is believed that during this festival, Lord Jagannath comes out of their holy abode and gives Darshana to the people…