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#WATCH | Puri, Odisha: A devotee from Vrindavan, Indira Devi Dasi, says, “It's very ecstatic, and also very wild. I originally come from England, and I’ve never seen anything like this there. It's another world, just incredible. People have so much faith, so much devotion for Lord Jagannath…we can...

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#WATCH | Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Speaking about Rath Yatra, Erstwhile King of Puri, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb says, "It is a tradition which has been followed since time immemorial... Lord Jagannath... has expressed his desire to visit his birthplace once in a year... that tithi is Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi. He has also commanded that this journey is to be a 9-day celebration. It is a Navadinaratmaka Yatra to his birthplace. So from his temple... he visits his birthplace which is Gundicha Mandapam... We are now in the seventh Manvantara. But the commands, the divine commands of the Lord are being followed till this date... Without this divine command we would not have been able to celebrate ratha yatra because Lord Jagannath is mula vigraha... once they are consecrated and installed in the Garbhagriha, they cannot be taken out... But here Lord Jagannath... made this exception that he wished for his pleasure to visit his birthplace..." He adds, "...for nine days this yatra takes place... The Lord goes to His birthplace which is Gundicha Mandapam... from the main temple that is Jagannath temple Puri or Shrimandira. It is about a 2.5 km distance along the main road... to Gundicha Mandapam and there he stays for 7 days... and then on the Dashami Tithi he is again brought back in the chariots to the main temple... to give his grace to all beings... the Lord comes out... it is a very rare occasion to have the direct darshan of the Supreme Lord... for all people... Everyone can come, everyone can celebrate this festival... this great festival has gradually spread to different parts of Odisha... and to many countries outside India. Rath Yatra is now being celebrated in almost all the countries of the world... on the 16th of July this year, Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi is the day when Chaturdha Daru vigrahas will start their journey from the main temple... to Gundicha Mandapa. They will stay there for 7 days and on Dashami Tithi... the lords will take the return journey which is known as the Bahuda Yatra from Gundicha temple to the main temple of Jagannath Puri." (10.07)

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