Explained: The Significance Of The Jagannath Rath Yatra Festival
The Jagannath Rath Yatra is one of Odisha's biggest festival, celebrated to honour Lord Jagannath and his two siblings Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra. The festival begins with the Rath Yatra, where the trinity travels to the Gundicha temple, believed to be their aunt's home. While the main festival is celebrated in Puri, similar Yatras are carried out with great pomp in several other cities including Ahmedabad, Varanasi, Ranchi, Kolkata and Delhi.
