Overview of Puri Rath Yatra Rituals and Odisha's Unique Floating Festival
The Puri Rath Yatra, a major Hindu festival in Odisha, features the annual procession of three chariots carrying Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra from the Jagannath Temple to the Gundicha Temple. A key ritual, Adhara Pana, involves offering a sweet herbal drink to the deities on their chariots, symbolically quenching the thirst of accompanying spirits. Historically, the festival once included six chariots during King Purushottama Deva's reign. Additionally, Odisha hosts the unique floating Rath Yatra at Kankana Shikhari Dham on Chilika Lake, where deities travel by boat.
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