Devotees gather for Bahuda Rath Yatra on 9th day of festival in Puri

Jun 28, 2023

The Yatra started on June 20 from the Puri Jagannath temple and concluded at Shree Gundicha temple, covering nearly a 3-kilometre distance. The deities...

Jagannatha Temple Chairman urges ISKCON Houston President to celebrate festivities only on "appropriate" dates

Oct 30, 2024

He said the ISKCON Houston Centre is planning to celebrate the 'Snana Yatra' of Lord Jagannatha on November 3 and 'Ratha Yatra' on November...

Odisha: Puri King demands global adherence to scriptural timeline; rejects 'off-season' celebrations

Jul 07, 2026

The communication, addressed directly to ISKCON GBC Chairman Shree Madhusevita Dasa Prabhu, strongly objects to the practice of conducting "untimely" or off-season Snana-yatra and...

Preparations underway for Bahuda Rath Yatra

Jul 01, 2020

Puri (Odisha) [India], July 1 : Preparations are underway for Bahuda Rath Yatra or the 'Return Car Festival' from Gundicha Temple to Jagannath Temple...

Odisha: Preparations begin for Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra on Ram Navami

Mar 28, 2026

The grand Ratha Yatra dedicated to Lord Jagannath is scheduled to take place on July 16, with traditional rituals and chariot construction already underway.

Rath Yatra Chariots reach Gundicha Temple, 'Adapa Mandapa Bije' ritual slated for Saturday

Jul 17, 2026

The chariot-pulling resumed on Friday after all three chariots could not reach the Gundicha Temple on the first day of the Rath Yatra.