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Rathyatra
| MYTH
OF RATH YATRA______ The myth that surrounds the worship of Lord Jagannath spurts from one spectacular dream that King Indradumna Deva of Kalinga (Orissa) dreamt one night. He was asked by the Gods in his dream to worship Lord Jagannath who was the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The idol was to be built of neem wood which was to be found on the sea shore. The pious king, followed the heavenly orders and as predicted by the dream the block of neem wood was found on the seashore. Lord Vishwakarma was requested to carry out the modeling. |
| He agreed on a condition – that no one
should disturb him or take a peek at his work until he finished. Terms
agreed on the Lord started his work but the curious king broke his promise
and made the mistake of looking at the unfinished idols. Furious Lord
Vishwakarma, left, leaving the idols limbless. It is in this form all
the three deities are worshipped in. |
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Every 12 years, as the custom goes, Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balarama and
Devi Shubhadra has a “Naba Kalebar” or a new body made of
neem wood, which is found by the sea shore. PURI'S RATH_________ The actual festival begins with the "Snanyatra" .The deities are bathed with water from an old well which is in the temple complex. The deities are then put on huge ornamented chariots and are pulled to their destination by millions of devotees. In the procession, the first chariot in line is Taladhyaj, which belongs to Lord Balabhadra. 13.5 mts high, this bold blue structure stands on a platform of fourteen wheels. |
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