Another speaks of how Krishna's grief-stuck siblings - his elder brother Balabhadra and younger sister Subhadra- rushed into the Dwarka sea carrying his half-cremated body. At the same moment, King Indrayumna dreamed that Krishna's body had floated back up on his shores as a log. The two legends merge here: Indrayumna decided to build a temple to house the log.
His next task was to find someone to craft the idols from it. Legends say that Vishwakarma, God's own architect, arrived as an old carpenter. He agreed to carve the idols, but on the condition that he was not to be disturbed. However, when he did not emerge from his workshop for weeks, going without food, water or rest, a worried and impatient King threw the door open.
At the time the images were only half-finished, but the carpenter disappeared. Still, believing the idols to be made from the very body of God, the King sanctified them and and placed them in the temple. When the deities disintegrate, they are remade in the same half-done image with new wood every 12 years.
They were last remade in Dwarka in Gujarat - where Krishna's half-cremated body is believed to have been immersed into the ocean - is located on the west coast of India and Puri in Orissa- where it is said to have re-emerged as a log - is located in the east. About hundred years ago, a travelling Hindu saint and temple priest of a Hanuman temple in Gujarat, Shree Sarangdasji, arrived in Puri to offer prayers at the historic Jagannathan temple.
It is said that whoever participates in the Rath Yatra, gets all kinds of happiness and prosperity. As per the directions of the Supreme Court, the Rath Yatra will be taken out in a limited area in Puri.
The court, in view of the Delta Plus variant of Covid and the possibility of a third wave, has banned the Rath Yatra in the entire state. PM Narendra Modi also wished the devotees on the beginning of the rath yatra.
He tweeted, "Greetings to everyone on the special occasion of the Rath Yatra. Jai Jagannath! According to religious beliefs, Lord Jagannath is taken out on a Rath Yatra and taken to the famous Gundicha Mata temple, where the Lord rests for 7 days. After this, the return journey of Lord Jagannath begins.
Lord Jagannath is one of the avatars of Lord Krishna. It is said that Rath Yatra is equal to hundred sacrifices. If a devotee takes part in this Rath Yatra and pulls the chariot of God, then he gets god's blessings. Jagannath Rath Yatra is a ten-day festival. This festival lasts for over nine days. This year, the yatra took place without any devotees. Proceedings of the Rath Yatra can be watched by the devotees on Television.
Greetings to everyone on the special occasion of the Rath Yatra. Jai Jagannath! Jagannath Rath Yatra is widely celebrated and one of the biggest festivals of India where millions of devotees arrive and participate in the Rath Yatra processions and seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath. Why is Jagannath Rath Yatra celebrated every year? Jagannath Rath Yatra is organised at Puri in Odisha.
It is believed that Lord Jagannath every year visits his birthplace. Various stories are associated with this festival some of them are as follows:. Kansa sent Akrur with a chariot to Gokul. Lord Krishna and Balram sat on the chariot and left for Mathura. Travel New Year holidays: 10 international destinations open to Indians.
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