Rath Yatra ரத யாத்திரை
Dates in the Tamil calendar, 2025–2028 (Chennai).
Next Rath Yatra
Every year
| 2025 | Friday, 27 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, 16 July 2026 |
| 2027 | Monday, 5 July 2027 |
| 2028 | Saturday, 24 June 2028 |
About the festival
Rath Yatra is a Hindu chariot festival, and its best-known form is held at Puri in Odisha, where images of Jagannatha, his brother Balabhadra and his sister Subhadra are taken from the Jagannatha temple in three large wooden chariots pulled through the streets by devotees.1,2
After the procession the deities remain at the Gundicha temple for seven days; their journey back is called Bahuda Jatra.1,3
The Puri festival is also known as Gundicha Yatra and Ghosha Yatra.2
When it falls: The Puri Rath Yatra is held on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, the second day of the bright fortnight of Ashadha (June–July).1,2