Ratha Yātrā 2026
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Ratha Yātrā is the chariot festival of Jagannātha, his elder brother Balabhadra and his sister Subhadrā, kept on Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvitīyā and most famously at Puri in Odisha. On this one day the deities leave the temple and ride three great wooden chariots to the Guṇḍicā temple, so that everyone in the street can see them. The festival is remembered for welcoming all devotees at a time when caste barred entry to many temples. The English word 'juggernaut' comes from the crush of devotees around Jagannātha's chariot.
பஞ்சாங்க விதியும் கணிப்பும்
- How the day is fixed: Ratha Yātrā is kept on the day when Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvitīyā prevails at local sunrise.
- Keep in mind: In the Tamil calendar the day falls in Āni or Āḍi, and in the Malayalam calendar in Mithunam or Karkkiṭakam. Because the tithi is read at local sunrise, the date can differ by one between places.
- This year: The 2026 date shown here is worked out from sunrise at the place you chose, so in another city the same day can fall a day earlier or later.
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- Snāna Yātrā and anasara: The cycle begins with Snāna Yātrā on Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā, after which the deities rest out of sight for about a fortnight of anasara before the navayauvana darśana. On Dvitīyā they are brought out to the chariots in the pahaṇḍi procession.
- The three chariots: Jagannātha rides Nandighoṣa, Balabhadra rides Tāladhvaja and Subhadrā rides Darpadalana. After the Gajapati king sweeps the chariots with a golden broom in the chherā pahaṁrā rite, lakhs of devotees pull them about three kilometres, a journey that can take the whole day.
- At the Guṇḍicā temple: The Guṇḍicā temple is described as the deities' aunt's house or as their birthplace, and they stay there for about a week. On Pañcamī Lakṣmī comes to see them in the Herā Pañcamī rite.
- Worth remembering: The return journey on Daśamī, called Bahuḍā Yātrā in Odisha and Ulṭo Rath in Bengal, is a separate observance, as is Snāna Yātrā. ISKCON temples and Jagannātha communities worldwide pull smaller chariots on this same tithi.
குடும்ப மரபும் ஆசாரமும்
Each region brings its own custom to the day. Bengal fills its lanes with children's toy chariots and rath fairs, with Māhesh in Hooghly among the old centres, while Ahmedabad's procession leaves the Jamalpur temple after the pahind rite and shares a prasāda of mung, jāmun and cucumber. Odisha's villages pull small chariots of their own. Whatever the local form, families do best to follow the practice their own elders have kept.
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- What is Ratha Yātrā and when does it fall?
Ratha Yātrā falls on Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvitīyā and is the chariot festival of Jagannātha, Balabhadra, and Subhadrā, most famously at Puri, where they are pulled to the Gundicā temple.
- Why are the Jagannātha mūrtis unfinished-looking?
Tradition holds that Viśvakarma began carving them for King Indradyumna on condition of total privacy, but the king broke that condition out of impatience and the work was left incomplete. The images are still made in this form and replaced roughly every twelve to nineteen years in the Navakalebara rite.
- Where does the word 'juggernaut' come from?
It derives from Jagannātha's Puri chariot, from the crush of devotees historically gathering around and pulling it during Ratha Yātrā.
- When is Ratha Yatra in 2026?
The Panchang fixes the day by this rule: Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvitīyā at local sunrise. The 2026 date shown here is worked out from sunrise at the place you chose, so in another city the same day can fall a day earlier or later.
- Why can the Ratha Yatra date differ by city?
How the day is fixed: Ratha Yātrā is kept on the day when Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvitīyā prevails at local sunrise.
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குறிப்பு: தேதிகள் உங்கள் இடம், நேர மண்டலம் மற்றும் விரத அமைப்புகளைப் பொறுத்தவை. கோயில் வழக்கம் வேறுபடலாம்.