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Ratha Yatra or Ratha Jatra or Chariot Festival ((オリヤー語:ରଥଯାତ୍ରା)) is a festival that involves moving deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana on a chariot (called a ratha or rotho). The festival originated in Puri, Odisha. The English word juggernaut was originated from Jagannath that is related to the massive and unstoppable "ratha" carrying Jaggannath.〔 Accidents involving people being crushed under the wheels of the chariot have also occurred a few times. Every 19 years, the 3 deities are recast using wood from a neem tree & this ritual is called Nava Kalebar. "Ratha" (ରଥ) in Odia means ''chariot'' and "jatra" (ଯାତ୍ରା) means ''journey''. The festival thus refers to the annual journey of the divinity in the form of idols to the "''Mausima Deula" (aunt's place). Next to the Puri Ratha Yatra, the second largest Ratha Yatra is celebrated on the same day in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. ==Examples== * Ratha-Yatra (Puri), at Puri in the state of Odisha, India is the oldest, biggest and most visited Rath Yatra in the world. It attracts a large crowd. * SUKINDA ODISHA Ratha Yatra is the second Oldest in the world. * Mahesh Serampur, West Bengal Ratha Yatra is the Third largest in the world. * Dhamrai Jagannath Roth, at Dhamrai in Bangladesh, the most famous Rath Yatra in Bangladesh * ISKON Dhaka Ratha Yatra is the second famous Rath Yatra in Bangladesh. * Rathayatra of Mahesh at Mahesh in West Bengal * Bangalore Ratha Yatra, Bangalore's largest Ratha Yatra * Rajbalhat Ratha Yatra, West Bengal, India. * People of Bastar region observe Ratha yatra during Dussehara. * Radha Rani Rath Yatra, held at the Radha Madhav Dham temple near Austin, Texas, U.S.A. * Ratha Yatra is also celebrated in Canada. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ratha-Yatra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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