Mahavir Jayanti, one of the most revered festivals in Jainism, celebrates the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th and final ...

Rukuna Rath Yatra, the annual car festival for Lord Lingaraj, commenced in Bhubaneswar’s Old Town amid tight security.

The Rath yatra sees the procession of three independent chariots for the three deities of Jagannath, Balarama and Shubadra. Hence this event is also called the festival of chariots.

CUTTACK: Amidst devotional fervour, the first three logs of wood to be used in construction of the chariots for Rath Yatra in ...

The "untimely Rath Yatra hurt the religious sentiments of crores of Jagannath devotees," participants said. M,any people, including priests of the Jagannath temple are of the opinion that all ...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has listed Rath Yatra in Puri and Cuttack's Bali Yatra in its ‘National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage' (NIICH), which is prepared by the Sangeet Natak Akademi ...

The participants discussed the impact of holding the "untimely" Rath Yatra that "hurt the religious sentiments of crores of Jagannath devotees". "The meeting was very cordial, and we apprised the ...