Puri Rath Yatra is on June 27, 2025 (Friday).
Puri Rath yatra is celebrated on Ashada Shukla Paksha Dwitya i.e., 2nd day of the bright fortnight of Ashadha month (June-July)
Lakhs of devotees will gather at Bada Danda to watch Sri Jagannath Rath being drawn to Sri Gundicha Mandir, about two miles away from Srimandira, on this day
Important Dates:
- 30 April, 2025 - Wednesday - Akshya Tritiya (Beginning of Construction of Chariots for Rath Jatra), Chandan Yatra Start
- 11 June, 2025 - Wednesday - Snana Yatra (Abhishek of Deities on Deva Snan Purnima)
- 26 June, 2025 - Thursday - Nabajouban Darshan & Netrastova in ShreeMandira (1st Darshan of Deities after a fortnight from Snana Purnima)
- 27 June, 2025 - Friday - Puri Rath Yatra - SriGundicha Yatra
- 1 July, 2025 - Tuesday - Hera Panchami in SriMandira (Goddess Lakshmi coming in Palanquin from ShreeMandira to Gundicha Mandir to meet Lord Jagannath)
- 4 July, 2025 - Friday - Sandhya Darshana (last chance for Darshan in Adapa Mandapa, Gundicha Temple before Return Yatra)
- 5 July, 2025 - Saturday - Bahuda Yatra - Return Jatra
- 6 July, 2025 - Sunday - Suna Besha (Darshan of Deities with Golden Ornaments) - Suna Besha will start at around 5 pm IST in the evening and darshan will end at around 11 pm IST in the night.
- 7 July, 2025 - Monday - Adhara Pana (Special Sweet Drink offered to Deities on the Chariot)
- 8 July, 2025 - Tuesday - Niladri Bije (Return of Deities into ShreeMandir from Rath)
About Puri Rath Jatra:
The presiding deities of Sri Mandira, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra Rath with the celestial wheel Sudharsana are taken out of temple precincts to their respective Chariots in a ritual called Pahandi.
Lord Jagannatha ratha is called as Nandighosha - It has 16 wheels, and is about 44 feet high. It is wrapped with yellow, red clothes
Lord Balabhadra chariot is called Taladwaja - It has 14 wheels and is about 43 feet high. It is wrapped with red bluish green clothes
Goddess Subhadra rath is called Darpadalana - It has 12 wheels and is about 42 feet high. It is wrapped with Red, Black coloured clothes
Puri Jagadguru Shankaracharya will have 1st darshan of Deities Lord Balabhdra, Goddess Subhadra, Lord Jagannath in the Rath.
The Gajapati King will sweep the ratha of Lord Jagannath and other deities with golden broom. The ritual is called as Chhera Pahanra.
After elaborate rituals, The Taladwaja is pulled first, then the Darapadalana and finally the Nadighosha is drawn to the Gundicha Mandir which is about 2 miles from the Srimandira.
Normally Chief Minister of Odisha will attend the Puri Rath Yatra and pull the Ratha first. Normally Governor of Odisha & Union Ministers can also be seen pulling the Rath
Lord Jagannath will stay at his Aunt house in Gundicha Mandir for about 7 days and return back to Sri Mandira. The Return Yatra is called as Bahuda Jatra
After Bahuda Jatra, Lakhs will throng to have darshan of Suna Besha (Badatadhau Behsa), Adhara Pana, Niladri Bije.
Live Streaming in:
Dooradrshan National (DD1), DD Odiya, Odisha TV (OTV) and other TV channels are regularly live telecasting the event. The live telecast is expected to begin at around 8 am in the morning
Live streaming, webcast of the TV channels and event can be seen in the following websites
https://www.youtube.com/@DoordarshanOdia/streams
https://www.youtube.com/@OTVNewsEnglish/streams
Next Year Puri Rath Yatra:
In 2026, Puri Ratha Yatra is on July 16, 2026 (Thursday)
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