Sri Jagannatha Ratha Yatra
Sri Jagannatha, Sri Baladeva, Subhadra Devi
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Sri Jagannatha Ratha Yatra — Asadha Shukla Dvitiya — the most public festival of Sri Jagannatha, when the Lord leaves the temple to journey to the Gundicha mandir (His aunt's house) on three giant chariots: Nandighosa (Jagannatha), Taladhwaja (Baladeva), and Devadalana (Subhadra). Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's ecstatic dancing before this Ratha at Puri is the climax of His pastimes. Today every major ISKCON city — London, San Francisco, New York, Sydney, Moscow, Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata — holds its own Ratha Yatra, attended by hundreds of thousands.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयन पथगामी भवतु मे / Jagannatha Swami Nayana Pathagami Bhavatu Me
Jagannathastakam — the eight-verse stotra by Sri Adi Shankaracharya
May Sri Jagannatha Swami be ever the object of my vision
How to recite
Attend the Ratha Yatra cart procession at your local ISKCON temple — pull the rope of Sri Jagannatha's chariot, dance and chant in the kirtan, take the public mahaprasadam afterwards. Read the Sri Caitanya-caritamrita Antya-lila chapters on the Ratha Yatra at Puri — Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's ecstatic dancing before the chariot is the central pastime of His Puri-lila.
Benefits
The Skanda Purana states that pulling Sri Jagannatha's chariot rope on Ratha Yatra day grants the merit of a thousand Ashvamedha yajnas and frees the soul from the cycle of birth and death. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested His most ecstatic dancing on this day at Puri — Srila Rupa Goswami composed the verse 'priyah so'yam krishnah sahacari' watching Mahaprabhu's separation-mood dancing before the Ratha.
✦ Special Note
Per the Mayapur Vaishnava Calendar. The Ratha Yatra at Sri Jagannatha Puri is the original; ISKCON Ratha Yatras around the world were begun by Srila Prabhupada in San Francisco (1967) and have grown into one of the largest public Vaishnava events anywhere. Pulling the rope of the chariot is said to be sufficient by itself for liberation.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Jagannatha mahaprasadam — khichuri (rice + mung dal + ghee + spices), dalma (vegetable dal), and chappan-bhog sweets shared with the entire sangha after the chariot procession
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