Watch Puri Rathyatra 2020 LIVE
The festival commemorates Jagannath’s annual visit to Gundicha Temple with a halt at Mausi Maa Temple (maternal aunt’s home) near Saradha Bali, Puri. As part of Ratha Yatra, the deities Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and younger sister Devi Subhadra, along with Sudarshan, are taken out in a procession out of the main shrine of Jagannath Temple and placed in the Ratha (Chariot) which are ready in front of the Temple.
The chariots, which are wheeled wooden structures, are built anew each year using a particular type of tree. The chariot for Lord Jagannath is approximately 45 feet high and 35 feet square, takes about two months to construct and has 16 wheels. Other than that, the chariots of all three are decorated in bright red, yellow and green and have four carved wooden horses each.
The Supreme Court, on Monday, allowed the Lord Jagannath Yatra of Puri to be held with certain restrictions. This year due to the corona pandemic there will be no public participation.
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