Better life - The Diary Game | 20 - 06 - 2023 | Celebration of Jagannath Rath Yatra.

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Celebration of Jagannath Rath Yatra.

Greetings to all members of Steemit. I hope everyone is well. By the grace of Vasudev, I am also very well. Today's diary blog is a little different. Today is a big festival in our Hindu community. The name of which is Rath Yatra. This chariot festival is celebrated every year in Asadha month. Rath Yatra means Lord Jagannath goes from his house to his aunt's. On this day, the Lord came out of his temple, and we devotees put him in a chariot, pulled him with a rope, and brought him to his aunt's house.

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Today my friends and I went to Rath Yatra and enjoyed it. On the occasion of Rath Yatra, I bathed at noon and left for the temple. Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra are enshrined in that temple. So I dressed up my friend and went to the temple. After going there, our priest started the Yajna ceremony. Before starting our Rath Yatra, we have to perform Yajna. A sacrifice requires many things. First, the place of Yajna was built with a brick fence. Then dry mangoes are kept there. Then the priest chants Vedic scriptural mantras and lights the fire.

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And along with it, many fruits, incense, and candles are lit here. And there came many devotees. After the yajna ceremony, the work of decorating the chariot begins. After decorating the chariot, Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra Devi are taken on the chariot by playing drums and various musical instruments. Then a big rally comes out with all the people.

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A chariot is a vehicle made of wood which has wheels. Tagores are kept in a room above the chariot. Then chanting Jagannath, Balaram Subhadra, the devotees pull the chariot ropes to Gandicha temple. So my friend and I kept pulling the chariot by holding the rope of that chariot.

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And the priests throw bananas, mangoes, latkes, jackfruits, different kinds of pitches, betas and other fruits to the devotees from the chariot. All the devotees take them as Prasad with devotion. I kept pulling the ropes of the chariot, chanting Jagannath, Balaram, and Subhadra along with everyone. Pulling the ropes of the chariot brings a lot of fulfilment. If one cannot pull the rope of the chariot, then if he touches the rope of the chariot, he is freed from sin.

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We took Jagannath on a chariot and pulled him with a rope from Chandpur Harishava temple across Jorpukur to Ganesha temple. At this time, the entire road is kept empty. And the police were fully cooperative. Thousands of devotees gather in this chariot festival of Chandpur today. Even though it rained a lot today, there was still a large crowd.

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This Rath Yatra is celebrated every year for the well-being of people worldwide. Rath Yatra is celebrated on this day all over Bangladesh as well as in all countries of the world. The world's largest chariot festival is held in Puri, Odisha. Puri in Odisha is a primary pilgrimage site for people of our Hindu heritage. Many people gather at the annual festival. We finished Jagannath's chariot festival and returned home with Prasad.

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May Jagannath Dev keep everyone in the world healthy and well. With this hope expressed, I am ending this beautiful diary game of mine today.

Thanks, everyone, for reading the post carefully.