you are priyanka living in bhuvaneshwa , orissa write an email to your brother telling him about the delicious cuisine you enjoyed during annual chariot festival held in puri recently.
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Ratha Yatra (/ˈrʌθə ˈjɑːtrə/) (also called as Car Festival or Chariot Festival) is a Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Odisha, India. It is the oldest Ratha Yatra taking place in India and the World, whose descriptions can be found in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, and Skanda Purana and Kapila Samhita.[1]
Rathayatra of Puri
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Three chariots of the deities with the Temple in the background, Puri
Also called
Ghosa Jatra
Observed by
Hindu
Type
Religious
Begins
Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya
Ends
Ashadha Shukla Dashami
2019 date
4 July
2020 date
23 June
2021 date
12 July
2022 date
1 July
Frequency
annual
Pahandi of Lord Jagannath during Rathajatra 2017.
This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month).
The festival commemorates Jagannath's annual visit to Gundicha Temple via Mausi Maa Temple (maternal aunt's home) near Saradha Bali, Puri.