Fremont Hindu Temple, the first abode of Lord Jagannath in Bay Area, California, USA, and FOG Odisha together with members of the Odia Community in Bay Area hosted the 27th annual Ratha Jatra Utsav on Sunday, July 11. Attended by…
Sri Jagannath Ratha Jatra by JCEC at Niles, Fremont in California USA
On July 11th Jagannath Cultural and Educational Center (JCEC) along with the California Indian-Odia Community of the San Francisco Bay Area celebrated the auspicious Sri Jagannath paribar Ratha Jatra (Chariot Festival) at the Niles, Fremont temple in California. For…
Prabhu Balabhadra Taladhwaja Ratha: Unique characteristics you should know
View this post on Instagram Taladhwaja Chariot Other names : Haladhwaja / Langaladhwaja Who gave the Chariot : In Palm forest , Demigods gifted Balabhadra Creator of Chariot : Maya No. Of wood pieces used in construction : 732- 631…
Maa Subhadra Debadalana Ratha: Unique characteristics you should know
View this post on Instagram Debadalana Chariot Other names : Darpadalana / Padmadhwaja/Bijayadhwaja/Desharatha Who gave the Chariot : Demigods Creator of Chariot : Kalanemi No. Of wood pieces used in construction : 593- 711 Height : 37 ft 6 inches(31…
Know more about Puri Jagannath temple rituals : Suna Besha / Bada Tadhau Besha
View this post on Instagram #bhubaneswarbuzz #rathajatra #sunabesha #jaijagannath pic courtesy @shri_jagannatha ・・・ Suna Besha / Bada Tadhau Besha : Within all the attires(Beshas) of Mahaprabhu,the golden attire or Suna Besha is very attractive. In this Besha,the wealth of…
କିଏ ଡାକେ ଶ୍ରୀଜୀଉ କିଏ ଡାକେ ଶ୍ରୀଜୀ – କାହିଁକି ଏପରି ଡାକ ? ପଢ଼ନ୍ତୁ ଏହାର ଵ୍ୟୁତ୍ପତିକ ଵିଶ୍ଲେଷଣ A blog by Sisir Sahoo
ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଶ୍ରୀଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କୁ ଭକ୍ତିଭାଵରେ ‘ଶ୍ରୀଜୀଉ’ ସମ୍ଭୋଧନ କରାଯାଏ । ଏ ଶବ୍ଦ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧରେ କେତେକ ଗଵେଷକ ମତଦିଅନ୍ତି ଯେ ମଧ୍ଯଯୁଗରେ ରାମାନନ୍ଦୀ ନିମ୍ବାର୍କ ଆଦି ଵୈଷ୍ଣଵମତ ପ୍ରଚାରକମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଭାବରେ ତାଙ୍କର ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କୁ “ଶ୍ରୀଜୀ” ସମ୍ବୋଧନଟି ବୋଧହୁଏ ପୂର୍ଵଭାରତରେ “ଶ୍ରୀଜୀଉ” ହୋଇଯାଇଛି । ତେଵେ କେତେ ଶତାବ୍ଦୀ ପୂର୍ଵରୁ ଉତ୍ତରଭାରତରେ ଏହି “ଶ୍ରୀଜୀ” କିଂଵା “ଜୀ” ଶବ୍ଦ…
A soulful rendition of Jagannatha Kichi Magu Nahin Tote by Ratikant Satpathy, don’t miss
‘Jagannatha Ho, Kichhi Maagu Nahi Tote..’ is written by Late Banamali Das. The genre of this song is ଶରଧାବାଲି ମାଗୁଣି ଜଣାଣ. ‘Janana’ because here the poet is talking to his dearest deity and not just singing praises. One can…
Ratha of Viraja devi in the Indian Ratha tradition : article by Nitu Ranjan Dash
Aa krushnen rajasa bartamane Nibesayana mruta martaiyacha Hiranayena sabita rathena Debojati bhubanani pashyan -Rig veda- 1. 35.2 Ratha tradition is too old in our civilization. Even we can find in the Rig veda about the ratha yatra. Ratha…
Navispeer came up with an unique idea to prevent children from missing in the surging crowd at Ratha Jatra, Puri
These days our society is predominantly run by technology. Navispeer strives to one such technology company which can improve peoples lives. Their concern about the increasing missing cases of small kids due to the heavy congression of crowds on…
‘Rasagola’ that originated in Odisha but got modified in Bengal
The last day of Ratha Yatra (Ashadha trayodashi tithi) also called the ‘Neeladri Vije’, is commemorated as “Rasagola Dibasa” in Odisha the birth place of the dessert. This 700-year-old sweet dish was part of a ritual. The legend goes that…