The divine chariot festival of Puri, Orissa, comes to an end on July14, 2016. The festival which lasts for a good 15 days began on the 6th of this month with a lot of pomp and festivity. Not to mention the glorious celebrations and a massive crowd of devotees.

Hailed to be one of the most looked upon religious festivals in Eastern India, Rath Yatra's last ritual of the sojourn makes the return of the holy chariots of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath come to its home –at the sanctum sanctorum of Puri Jagannath temple after a stay in the Mausima temple.

The chariot festival has many interesting facts and legends about it and one of it is the holiness of its rope and how the Lord himself comes to human level to show and tell them that he is like any of his devotees. Simple love and faith can make any devotee witness the supreme power of the Lord's divinity.

Such is the love of Lord Jagannath that there are many rituals which show how pure love is enough for the Lord to descend from his pedestal just to bless his devotees! It is believed that the chariot is the embodiment of the Lord himself, while the soul lies inside the deities placed on the chariots.

This is one of the occasions when the Lord chooses to merge with the masses and gives them a way to reach out to him—therefore touch him and feel his blessings.

Devotees can do that by touching the rope. It is believed that touching of the rope will cleanse all sins and bless one till eternity!

Symbolically, the chariot here also acts like the mind—where Lord teaches the masses how to be the charioteer of one's mind and know how to direct and control it.

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The divine chariot festival of Puri, Orissa, comes to an end on July14, 2016. The festival which lasts for a good 15 days began on the 6th of this month with a lot of pomp and festivity. Not to mention the glorious celebrations and a massive crowd of devotees.

Hailed to be one of the most looked upon religious festivals in Eastern India, Rath Yatra's last ritual of the sojourn makes the return of the holy chariots of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath come to its home –at the sanctum sanctorum of Puri Jagannath temple after a stay in the Mausima temple.

The chariot festival has many interesting facts and legends about it and one of it is the holiness of its rope and how the Lord himself comes to human level to show and tell them that he is like any of his devotees. Simple love and faith can make any devotee witness the supreme power of the Lord's divinity.

Such is the love of Lord Jagannath that there are many rituals which show how pure love is enough for the Lord to descend from his pedestal just to bless his devotees! It is believed that the chariot is the embodiment of the Lord himself, while the soul lies inside the deities placed on the chariots.

This is one of the occasions when the Lord chooses to merge with the masses and gives them a way to reach out to him—therefore touch him and feel his blessings.

Devotees can do that by touching the rope. It is believed that touching of the rope will cleanse all sins and bless one till eternity!

Symbolically, the chariot here also acts like the mind—where Lord teaches the masses how to be the charioteer of one's mind and know how to direct and control it.

The divine chariot festival of Puri, Orissa, comes to an end on July14, 2016. The festival which lasts for a good 15 days began on the 6th of this month with a lot of pomp and festivity. Not to mention the glorious celebrations and a massive crowd of devotees.

Hailed to be one of the most looked upon religious festivals in Eastern India, Rath Yatra's last ritual of the sojourn makes the return of the holy chariots of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath come to its home –at the sanctum sanctorum of Puri Jagannath temple after a stay in the Mausima temple.

The chariot festival has many interesting facts and legends about it and one of it is the holiness of its rope and how the Lord himself comes to human level to show and tell them that he is like any of his devotees. Simple love and faith can make any devotee witness the supreme power of the Lord's divinity.

Such is the love of Lord Jagannath that there are many rituals which show how pure love is enough for the Lord to descend from his pedestal just to bless his devotees! It is believed that the chariot is the embodiment of the Lord himself, while the soul lies inside the deities placed on the chariots.

This is one of the occasions when the Lord chooses to merge with the masses and gives them a way to reach out to him—therefore touch him and feel his blessings.

Devotees can do that by touching the rope. It is believed that touching of the rope will cleanse all sins and bless one till eternity!

Symbolically, the chariot here also acts like the mind—where Lord teaches the masses how to be the charioteer of one's mind and know how to direct and control it.

Editor & Publisher : Dr Dhimant Purohit

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