Page 62 - Mann ki Baat June 2022 - English

Puri Rath Yatra celebrated with

devotees after a two-year hiatus

auspicious Rath Yatra of Lord
Jagannath is taking place after
two years. Just like every other
year, the prosperous occasion is
in full swing where the devotees
pull the sacred ropes of the
three grand raths and take it to
Shri Gundicha Temple. On this
auspicious occasion we pray to
Lord Jangannath that he blesses
the entire world with prosperity.
We pray that a situation like the
coronavirus pandemic does not
engulf the Earth again. Hari Om!”
Rath Yatra or the
Chariot festival, one
of the much-awaited
Hindu festivals, is
celebrated every year
on the second day of
the Shukla Paksha in the
month of Ashadh, the
third month according
to the Panchang. The
foremost epicentre
for this festival is the
Jagannath Puri temple
in Odisha, one of the four
major Hindu shrines.
The festival honours
Lord Jagannath’s visit
along with his siblings
to the temple of Queen
Gundicha. Thousands
of pilgrims visit Puri
every year to take part
in the celebrations.
Our Doordarshan team
got in touch with the
Chief Servitor of the
Jagannath Temple,
Gajapati Maharaj
Dibyasingh Deo. “The

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