Believed to be the oldest Rath Yatra or chariot procession in the world, this festival marks the annual ceremonial procession of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Balabhadra and younger sister ...

Lord Jagannath's 147th annual Rath Yatra festival concluded today, with the chariots set to be pulled tomorrow (Monday). The Yatra spans two days this year, a tradition not seen since 1971.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Rath Yatra, the chariot festival, is celebrated every year in the month of Ashadha (as per Hindu calendar) in the form of a grand procession in India, Nepal and Sri-Lanka.

Multitudes of people throng at the city of Puri to view the grandest chariot procession in the country. The several legends associated with the Rath Yatra of Puri capture the imaginations of the ...

drawing large crowds of devotees. The procession included a chariot closely resembling the Nandighosha, the holy chariot of Lord Jagannath, as seen in the traditional Rath Yatra in Puri ...

Rath Yatra - or Chariot Festival - attracts millions in India and has been celebrated in Swindon, Wiltshire, for the first time. The festival procession started from the Swindon Hindu Centre.

Puri Rath Yatra, a 12th century tradition which sees the grand chariots of Lords Balabhadra, Jagannath and Subhadra taken out a procession in the city, will continue this year but with strict ...