Indian Festival of Rathyatra Puri

Rath Yatra, the Chariot's Trip, is the Indian state of Odisha's (Orrisa) most incredible Hindu celebration. Lord Jagannath is the customer divine being of the city of Puri where the yearly festival is held, and also the event marks the deity's return to his city as well as holy place after a long period of lack.

God Jagannath's idol is removed from its holy place together with the idolizers of two other very closely relevant deities during the festival. Each idol is positioned inside a substantial custom built chariot and attracted via the city. The chariots are generally the size of small houses, and also it takes numerous Hindu fans to pull the huge building-sized carts with the streets of Puri during the Rath Yatra. A substantial procession of devotees follows closely behind the chariots playing devotional hymns as well as various other tunes using typical tools.

The celebration dates, selected using a conventional lunar calendar, typically fall between late June and early July. The Rath Yatra festival is an especially special experience for tourists on our India tours as the internal sanctum of the temple where the deities live is closed to immigrants and also non-Hindus, and also the celebration is the only time outsiders can view the ancient icons.

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The Tadoba portion of the park was created in 1955 to help protect the remaining tiger population in the region after centuries of over hunting. In 1986 the Tadoba reserve was merged with Andhari Wildlife Park as part of India’s Project Tiger.

 While the tigers are the largest draw for travelers on Tours of India, there are dozens of other rare species of animals including Indian leopards, sloth bears, gaur, nilgai, dhole, striped hyena, small Indian civet, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, chital, and chausingha.

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Government officials in the southern Indian state of Kerala recently announced the first stage of the long planned Muziris Heritage Tourism Circuit will be completed this fall. Led by the Kerala Tourism Department, the project plans to string together a number of historic monuments and sites tied to the lost city of Muziris, an important multicultural seaport and trading hub that existed between the 1st and 14th centuries in South India Cities, using a series of modern museums and excavations.

A fisherman casts a traditional net into the sea off the coast of the South Indian state of Kerala. Plans for a new tourism circuit in the region are nearing completion.

 

Construction of museums is nearing completion, and a batch of five boat services connecting the circuit area is expected to arrive soon,” a government official with the project recently told The Hindu. 

Plans call for a total of 25 museums to be built in the coming years. The Tourism Department of Kerala believes the museums will help tourists better understand area’s rich heritage as an ancient port of international trade. A network of boat services will ferry travelers through the circuit. Officials expect the current phase to be inaugurated by during the Onam festival in September.

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The Taj Mahal in Agra is marvel of Mughal architecture commissioned by Shah Jahan.Shah Jahan’s cenotaph (a gazebo-like memorial) was wrapped in a 2,400 foot-long muslin cloth, called a chadar, as part of the memorial celebration that opened the Taj to muslin cloth, called a chadar, as part of the memorial celebration that opened the Taj to the public for free during the ritual mourning period.



The Taj Mahal At SunrisePrince Yakub Habeebuddin Tusi of Hyderabad, who claims to be the heir of the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, comes to the mourning ceremony annually on a prayer pilgrimage.

Shah Jahan ruled the Mughal Empire for 30 years before dying in 1666. His rule is considered the zenith of Mughal architecture, and his finest work, the Taj Mahal, was built as a memorial to his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

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The Old Manali village has an ancient temple dedicated to sage Manu. The town is the center of the flourishing orchard industry, a popular honeymoon destination and the trailhead for numerous treks.

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Rath Yatra Festival Puri

Rath Yatra is a major Hindu festival celebrating Lord Jagannath (an incarnation of Lord Vishnu & Lord Krishna). It is held at Puri in the state of Orissa, during the months of June or July (the date varies due to the Hindu lunar calendar) and hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees travel to Puri from all over the world to participate. The word Rath means chariot; and Yatra means a journey or a pilgrimage.

Most of the city's society is based around the worship of Lord Jagannath and the ancient temple is by far the most important structure in the area. The festival commemorates Krishna's return to his home in Vrindavan(an ancient forrest area in Madya Pradesh where the deity spent his childhood) after a long period of separation from the people there.

The Jagganath Rath Yatra – Pulling the weight of history and devotion

Throughout the rest of the year the deities Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra are worshipped within the temple where only Hindu’s of Indian origin are permitted. On the day of the Rath Festival they are paraded through the streets so that everyone (including tourists) can have the good fortune of viewing them. 

Three massive (almost 50 feet high), richly decorated chariots, resembling temple structures, are pulled through the streets of Puri. This commemorates the annual journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balaram, and their sister Subhadra to the Gundicha Temple which is situated about a mile from their temple. New chariots are built every year for this purpose.

The spectacle of thousands of Hindu’s pulling the ropes of these colorful chariots and the accompanying chanting and music has to be seen to be believed - the English word "juggernaut" originates from the Jagannath Rath Yatra. 

The huge processions accompanying the chariots play devotional songs with drums, tambourines, trumpets and other musical instruments. Children line the streets through which the chariot will pass and add to the deafening chorus.