Annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath begins in Odisha’s Puri

The rituals leading up to the yatra included the Snana Purnima, wherein the deities were bathed with 108 pitchers of sanctified water, followed by a 15-day Anavasara period of seclusion

Annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath begins in Odisha’s Puri
The rituals leading up to the yatra included the Snana Purnima, wherein the deities were bathed with 108 pitchers of sanctified water, followed by a 15-day Anavasara period of seclusion