Some unknown information about Puri Rath Yatra festival has been presented in this episode.
[00:00:00] DBS Music presents Orphic India, Season 1, Episode 4, The Beauty of Ratjhatra
[00:00:11] Ratjhatra, a colourful festival in India is celebrated with utmost joy and enthusiasm.
[00:00:19] The word Rat means a chariot or a cart pulled by horses.
[00:00:26] Lord Jagannath's Ratjhatra has been mentioned in Brahmapuran and Skandpuran.
[00:00:33] It is celebrated mainly in Puri which means land of the supreme soul.
[00:00:40] As the lord of the universe himself lives in this place, Puri is considered to be one of the most sacred places in the world.
[00:00:50] Ratjhatra begins with the chariot of Jagannath's elder brother Balubhadra.
[00:00:57] His blue coloured rat is called the Taladwaj with 14 wheels and a height of about 40 feet.
[00:01:05] Next, their sister Subhadra begins her Yatra on her chariot called the Darpadalan.
[00:01:14] It has a height of about 43 feet with 12 wheels and is red in colour.
[00:01:20] Subhadra's chariot is also called Padmadwaj due to the lotus sign on its flag.
[00:01:27] At last comes the rat of Lord Jagannath and is called Nandi Ghosh.
[00:01:34] It bears a picture of Kapiraj Hanuman on its flag and hence famously called Kapidwaj.
[00:01:42] It is about 45 feet in height with 16 wheels and yellow in colour.
[00:01:49] Even if all the chariots are differently huge, the upper parts are all the same and red in colour.
[00:01:57] The three siblings commence their three mile long journey to visit their maternal aunt, Gundicha Devi in her temple.
[00:02:06] They stay there for a week and return on the day of Bahuda Yatra.