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Odisha
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Madhya Pradesh
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Haryana
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Jharkhand
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Detailed explanation-1: -The origin of Jagannath Rath Yatra dates back to the 12th century. Its detailed account can be found in Hindu sacred texts such as Padma Purana, Brahma Purana, and Skanda Purana.
Detailed explanation-2: -Believed to be as old as the Jagannath Temple, Puri – the Rath Jatra or the ‘Chariot Festival’ as its popularly called outside India is a unique festival in more ways than one. This is the only festival in India, where the deities are taken out of the temple premises.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ratha Yatra, also known as the Chariot Celebration of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Balabhadra, is the most prominent Hindu festival in the Puri city of Odisha. The holy city of Odisha’s Puri is all set to celebrate the famous Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath today.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jagannath came in the dream of Narsimhadas and after that incident, he started to celebrate Rath Yatra in 1878.