Rath Yatra
June
Puri, Odisha
This spectacular chariot festival celebrated for eight days at the famous Jagannath Temple in Puri. Images of Lord Jagannath, his sister Subhadra aPuri, the Temple-town of Orissa is colloquially known as Jagannath Puri due to its presiding deity – Lord Jagannath (an avatar of Lord Vishnu). It is believed that he, along with his sister Shubhadra and brother Balabhadra takes a vacation, annually in mid-summer, from his temple to his palace gardens in the countryside. nd brother Balbhadra are taken out in a procession in three immense chariots.