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Three large, colorful chariots surrounded by crowds of Hindu devotees during the Rathayatra festival in Puri, Odisha, India. The ancient Stone Chariot at the Vijaya Vittala Temple complex in Hampi, India, features intricate carvings and stone wheels, with temple ruins and boulders in the background. Map of India and surrounding countries highlighting the location of Puri on the eastern coast along the Bay of Bengal. Neighboring countries such as Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives are shown, with international boundaries marked and a small inset globe indicating the region's position in Asia. Three elaborately decorated idols of Lord Jagannath, Balaram, and Subhadra adorned with colorful garlands and ornaments are displayed on a temple altar surrounded by flowers. Rathayatra A large, colorful temple chariot stands beside the ornate entrance tower of Thyagaraja Temple in Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, during the Rathayatra chariot festival. A tall, decorated chariot covered in greenery and topped with red cloth stands in a busy square in Patan, Nepal, surrounded by people during the Rato Machhindranath Jatra festival.
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Rathayatra: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Jun 26, 2025
Article thoroughly revised and expanded. Jun 23, 2025
Modified link of Web site: IndiaNetzone - Ratha Yatra. Oct 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Site of Rath Jatra Festival. Jun 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Government of India - Indian Culture - Rath Yatra, Puri, Odisha. Aug 29, 2022
Date of holiday added. May 01, 2022
Corrected display issue. Mar 15, 2021
Article revised. Feb 27, 2015
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Ratha Yatra. Jan 06, 2014
Article thoroughly revised. Oct 19, 2007
Added new Web site: Stephen Knapp - The Rathayatra Festival at Jagannatha Puri. Apr 24, 2007
Added new Web site: Veda - Jagannatha Ratha Yatra. Apr 24, 2007
Added new Web site: Iskcon - Rathayatra UK. Apr 24, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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