The Rath Yatra is an important festival in the Hindu calendar that involves a public procession in a chariot. The word Rath Yatra is derived from the Sanskrit word, which means chariot journey. The festival is marked every year and involves a journey in a chariot accompanied by the public.
The Rath Yatra Festival, also known as the Chariot Festival, was held a few days ago. This festival is celebrated in different parts of the country every year. Similarly, Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and his sister Subhadra were brought from Rajapur after crossing five kilometres to the Mayapur ISKCON temple in Nadia, West Bengal. The ISKCON temple in Mayapur is considered to be Jagannath Dev’s temporary aunt’s house. The deities are beautifully decorated with chariots. The chariots were pulled through the streets.
The Mandap of Lord Jagannath was arranged inside the ISKCON temple. The Mangal Aarti began at 4:30 in the morning, followed by Narasimha Aarti, Tulsi Aarti, Shringar Aarti, and Guru Puja. After that, every day at around 12:30 p.m., 56 bhogs are offered in front of Jagannath Dev. It is known that more than 100 foods are consumed in 56, which are kept in front of the idol.
People offered different varieties of food to the deities. Many devotees from nearby and abroad paid their visit to Lord Jagannath every year. During the yatra, every day in the morning, several cooks and their assistants cook different varieties of food to offer for the Bhog to Lord Jagannath.
Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are decorated with golden mantles on this day. Mangal Aarti and 56 Bhog Aarti will continue every day until the Ulta Rath Yatra, also known as the Bahuda Yatra. Aarti in the eight verses of Jagannath Dev is performed daily in the Mayapur ISKCON temple. Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra return to the Rajapur temple from their temporary aunt’s house on the day of the Ulta Rath Yatra, said Rasik Gaurang Das, public relations officer of the Mayapur ISKCON temple.
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