Primary rituals for Puri Rath Yatra begin: Wood logs as symbolic chariots worshiped

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | February 05, 2022 IST

Puri, Feb 2: The Primary ritual for Puri Rath Yatra-2022 has begun on Saturday. Servitors have worshipped three sacred wood logs as symbolic chariots of the Trinity in the afternoon. According to the rituals, the crafting of the three chariots of the sibling gods, Shree Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra starts from the Akshaya Tritiya. However, three logs are worshiped on the day of  Shree Panchami(Saraswati Puja) in the holy month of Magha, as the representatives of Nandighosh, Taladhwaja and Devadalana, the three chariots of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra respectively. Earlier on Wednesday, as many as 64 wood logs were fetched from Dasapalla forest under Nayagarh district, to expedite Rath Crafting for the world-famous car festival.

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