INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ratha Yatra, the Festival of Chariots, is an important Hindu festival that takes places every year, during the summer. Ratha Yatra is celebrated around the world, but the most famous and largest celebrations take place in Puri, India. The celebrations take place at the Jagannath Temple in Puri.

Detailed explanation-2: -RATHA YATRA, the Festival of Chariots: Chariots of Shri Jagannath is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Odisha, on the second (dwitiya) day of shukla pakshya (waxing cycle of moon) of Āshādha Māsa (3rd month of Odia calendar).

Detailed explanation-3: -Chariot Festival. Rathayatra, Hindu festival of India, observed by taking an image of a deity in a procession (yatra) through the streets in a chariot (ratha). This affords darshan (auspicious viewing) of the deity to worshippers who, because of caste or sectarian restrictions, are not admitted to the sanctuary.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Yatra honors the journey of Lord Jagannath, the supreme God of the Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism). As per Hindu mythology, Lord Jagannath is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is annually observed in the Jagannath Temple of Puri, a city in the Odisha state of India.