Jagannath Rath Yatra 2027
जगन्नाथ रथ यात्राMonday 5 July 2027 · in 247 days
On Rath Yatra, Lord Jagannath leaves his temple in Puri with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, and lakhs of devotees pull their chariots through the streets.
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- ॐ क्ष्रौं नमो नरसिंहाय om kshraum namo narasimhaya
Jagannath Rath Yatra 2027: date and timings
- Date
- Monday 5 July 2027
- Tithi
- Ashadh Shukla Dwitiya
- Dwitiya begins
- 4:52 AM, 5 July
- Dwitiya ends
- 1:14 AM, 6 July
- Sunrise
- 5:28 AM
- Sunset
- 7:22 PM
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Other years
Jagannath Rath Yatra 2026: date and timings
- Date
- Thursday 16 July 2026
- Tithi
- Ashadh Shukla Dwitiya
- Dwitiya begins
- 11:52 AM, 15 July
- Dwitiya ends
- 8:54 AM, 16 July
- Sunrise
- 5:33 AM
- Sunset
- 7:20 PM
How to observe
- The deities are carried out of the temple in the pahandi procession with music and chanting.
- The Gajapati king performs chhera pahanra, sweeping the chariots with a gold-handled broom.
- Devotees pull the three chariots by rope along the grand road to the Gundicha temple.
- The deities stay at Gundicha for about a week before the Bahuda yatra brings them back.
- In other cities, local yatras are held with chariots, kirtan and prasad for all.
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About Jagannath Rath Yatra
Jagannath, Lord of the Universe, is worshipped in Puri, Odisha, as a form of Krishna, along with his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. For most of the year they are seen only inside the great temple. On Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya they come out onto the road and travel to the Gundicha temple, a few kilometres away, so that everyone, whoever they are, can see them and touch the ropes of their chariots.
The preparations begin weeks earlier. On Snana Purnima the deities are given a ceremonial bath, after which they rest away from view for about two weeks. Meanwhile three new chariots are built of wood: Nandighosa for Jagannath with sixteen wheels, Taladhwaja for Balabhadra with fourteen, and Darpadalana for Subhadra with twelve.
On the day, the deities are carried out in the pahandi, a swaying procession to the sound of gongs, conches and cymbals. Then comes chhera pahanra: the Gajapati king of Puri sweeps the chariot platforms with a gold-handled broom and sprinkles scented water, a sign that before the Lord even a king is a servant. After this the chariots are pulled along the Bada Danda, the grand road, by thousands of hands, Balabhadra's chariot first, then Subhadra's, then Jagannath's. Pulling the rope, even for a moment, is believed to be a blessing.
The deities stay at the Gundicha temple for about a week. The return journey, the Bahuda yatra, comes about nine days after the Rath Yatra, with a halt at the Mausi Maa temple, where they are offered poda pitha. Back at the main temple they appear in gold ornaments on their chariots, a sight known as Suna Besha. Rath yatras are now held in Ahmedabad, Kolkata and many other cities in India and abroad, each following the Puri day as closely as it can.