Special Rituals Of Rathyatra

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Four hundred years old of Rathyatra festival is celebrate in Gopiballavpur, Jhargram district. But due to pandemic situation, last two years there are no any celebration of this day. It is said that the biggest rathyatra, after Mahesh in Gopiballavpur. At this time the festive mood is full on. And last minute preparations are going on around this festival. Jagannath Dev's chariot is being decorated in a new way with craftsmen. Just as the festival committee members are busy organizing the Rathyatra festival. The Rath is reaching Aunty's house again after two years. Common people of the area are happy with this news.

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 Note that Vaishnava pilgrimage to Sripad Gopiballavpur. This rathyatra is about four hundred years old. As per the rules, every year during the Jagannath's chariot goes from the Gupta Vrindavan Radhagobind Jiu temple in Gopiballavpur to his aunt's house in Kapashia village, about three kilometers away. Thousands of devotees gathered at the festival site to witness the ancient Rathyatra festival and to pull the ropes of Jagannath's chariot. But do not break the continuity of the epidemic. Jagannath's chariot has been confined to Gopiballavpur Gupta Vrindavan for the last two years without going to his aunt's house in Kapashia village, three kilometers away due to Corona restrictions. In the last two years, temporary aunty's house has been built and the rope pull of the chariot has been limited to only 100 meters. But this year the epidemic has become normal. So the festival committee is preparing with full vigor. Common people are happy to get the news of the festival.

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