The Chariot of Faith
When more than five hundred thousand people assemble at a place to celebrate a departure, when a whole city is caught in some frenzy and dances in sync on some mesmeric devotional song, when diseases vanish just by the touch of the ropes of a huge chariot, when all troubles end at the mere sight of the dark elusive god, there must be some strong reason, some powerful historical truth behind it all!
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Annual Jagannath Rath Yatra
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The grand yatra of Puri
The world famous Rath Yatra of Puri can not be seen in isolation as one festival...
Orissa Diary
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The abode of the Lord of the Universe
The sacred temple of Lord Jagannath stands on the hillock Blue Mountain in the heart of Puri. It represents a lovely picturesque scheme of great Orissan Architecture. Puri, on the east coast of India is a hoary pilgrimage center, enshrining Lord Jagannath, in a colossal temple.
Other holy sites around Jagannath temple
The holy Jagannath temple is not the only place which attracts multitudes. There are a number of other religious places around Puri which are visited by swarms of tourists the year round.
Other Rath Yatras
It is a fact known to many of us that besides the Puri Rath Yatra there are other Yatras too which are performed in the country and even outside. Some other famous Yatras are listed here.
The Cultural flavour
The land which gave to the world the masterpiece of dance and music- the Gita Govinda is endowed with a rich cultural cache of indigenous dance and music.
The Glowing Heritage
A small coastal town, tucked away in some remote saline beach would not attract people in such varied multitudes just because it has a 1000 year old temple. In fact in a country studded with temples, Puri may yet be another small district with nothing spectacular about it
Interesting facts
On the full-moon day of the month of Jyestha (May-June) is the Snana Yatra, the Bathing Festival, when the three deities move in colourful processions to a platform in the outer enclosure of the temple, the Snana Vedi, the bathing platform, where they bath with one hundred and eight pitchers of perfumed water drawn from a temple well once a year.
 
 
Offering to the Lord
The main offering of rice and other food items to Lord Jagannath is called Mahaprasad..
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Ksitirati-vipulatare tava tisthati prsthe dharani-dharanakina-cakragaristhe Kesava dhrta kacchaparupa jaya jagagadisa hare!

vasati dasanasikhare dharani tava lagna sasini kalankakaleva nimagna Kesava dhrta sukararupa jaya jagadisa hare.

tava kara kamalavare nakhamadbhutasrngam dalita hiranyakasipu varabhrngam Kesava dhrta naraharirupa jaya jagadisa hare.

chalayasi vikramane balim adbhutavamana padanakhanira-janita-janapavana kesava dhrta vamanarupa jaya jagadisa hare.

ksatriyarudhiramaye jagadapagata papam snapayasi payasi samitabhavatapam kesava dhrta bhrgupatirupa jaya jagadisa hare.

vitarasi diksu rane dikpathiamaniyam dasamukha-mauli-balim ramaniyam kesava dhrta ramasarira jaya jagadisa hare.

vahasi vapusi visade vasanamjaladabham hala-hati-milita-yamunabham kesava dhrta-haladhararupa jaya jagadisa hare.

nindasi yajnavidhe-rahaha srutijatam sadaya-hrdaya darsitapasughatam kesava dhrta buddhasarira jaya jagadisa hare.

mleeccha-nivaha-nidhane kalayasi karavalam dhumaketumiva kimapi karalam kesava dhrta kalkisarira jaya jagadisa hare.