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The Living Legend of Ratha Yatra

For centuries, the Ratha Yatra of Puri has stood as Hinduism's most spectacular chariot festival, drawing millions to Odisha's sacred shores. This nine-day spiritual journey sees Lord Jagannath, the Lord of the Universe, emerge from his sanctum to travel in magnificent wooden chariots with his siblings Balabhadra and Subhadra.

More than a religious procession, Ratha Yatra embodies a profound idea — the divine's wish to come out and meet devotees beyond the temple walls. A well-loved verse from the tradition holds that one who beholds the Lord upon his chariot with devotion is freed from the cycle of birth and rebirth.

During the festival:

• Three towering wooden chariots — about 45 feet tall — are constructed anew each year.
• The pulling of the ropes by all, regardless of background, symbolises everyone's equal access to the divine.
• In special years, the rare Nabakalebara ritual marks the renewal of the wooden deities.

The Three Chariots of Rath Yatra

Each deity rides a separate, newly built chariot, pulled along Puri's Grand Road (Bada Danda) by thousands of devotees:

• Nandighosha — Lord Jagannath's chariot, the tallest of the three.
• Taladhwaja — the chariot of Balabhadra.
• Darpadalana — the chariot of Subhadra.

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