Puri Rath Yatra 2020 Celebrated Under COVID 19 Rules

Puri Rath Yatra 2020 Celebrated Under COVID 19 Rules

Puri Rath Yatra is the festival of Odisha. It is a unique festival and stands apart from rest of Odisha festivals because of its mass participations. It is the only time when Lords of the temple are coming out of the temple and all devotees can see them easily.

During this festival for 9 days, Lords are shifting to Gundicha temple. And pulling cart process of Lords from Puri temple to Gundicha temple by devotees is named as Ratha Yatra.

But for the first time in the history of Odisha Rath Yatra June 23rd, the celebration is going to happen without the presence of the God followers, pilgrimages, worldwide tourists. Puri Rath Yatra 2020 is going to be celebrated with only the Puri Pandas and Poilce squards. Due to the out break of COVID 19, the festival is going to be celebrated with under lots of rules and safety measures.

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its June 18 ban on the conduct of Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra after ensuring a complete lack of public attendance for the festival to avoid spread of infection amid a pandemic.

Hindus believe that mere darshan or glimpse of Lords give you salvation during Rath Yatra time, Pulling or touching the chariots can be your blessing of life time. Lakhs of devotees are coming Puri every year to participate in the festival. It is the only time when non-Hindus can see lords easily. But this year it is not possible.

Tuesday's Rath Yatra was made possible after the Supreme Court removed its stay on the age-old yatra considered sacred by Hindus. Following the top court's order,  Puri district authorities, Shri Jagannath Temple priests and servitors, civic authorities, officials from the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha made a late night dash to ensure the Supreme Court guidelines were followed. Over 50 platoons of police force (one platoon has 30 personnel) had been deployed and CCTVs installed at various locations as part of the security arrangement for the nine-day festival, officials said, adding, all entry points to Puri were sealed.

 

The Rath Yatra this year pulled by only 500 persons. Each of the those 500 persons were tested for the Corona virus. There shall be an interval of one hour between two chariots. Each of those who is engaged in pulling the chariot are maintaining social distancing before, during and after the Rath Yatra.

 

During the period of curfew, no one would be allowed to comeout of their houses or their places of residence in Puri, such as hotels, lodging houses etc. Ratha Yatra 2020 is going to be covered by the visual media. The celebration will be telecast live by Television media.

The pageant is additionally called Gundicha Jatra, Ghosa Jatra, Navadina Jatra, Dasavatara Jatra and by a range of different names. Puri rath yatra, the pageant of Chariot: Chariots of Shri Jagganath is widely known each year at Puri. The presiding deities of the Puri main temple, with the celestial wheel (Sudarshana Chakra) are taken out from the temple precincts that elaborate ritual procession to their several chariots. The huge, colorfully adorned chariots are drawn by multitude of devotees on the bada danda, the grand avenue to the Gundicha Temple.

Lord Jagannatha’s Chariot is termed Nandighosa. Its forty-five feet high and forty-five feet sq. At the wheel level. Its sixteen wheels, every of seven-foot diameter, and is decked out with a canopy product of red and yellow artifact.

The Chariot of Lord Balabhadra, referred to as the Taladhwaja, is that the one with the palm on its flag. It’s fourteen wheels, every of seven-foot diameter and is roofed with red and blue artifact. Its height is 44 feet.

The Chariot of Subhadra, called Darpadalana, is cardinal feet high with twelve wheels, every of seven-foot diameter. This Chariot is decked out with a covering of red and black artifact.

Rath Yatra in Odisha was celebrated in most of the cities of this cultural land. After Puri, Mayurbhanj's Baripada is the next city where Rath Yatra was celebrated in grand way.

Throughout the pageant, devotees from everywhere the planet head to Puri with associate earnest need to assist pull Lords' chariot. Three richly adorned chariots, resembling temple structures, named as Nandighosa, Taladhwaja and Darpa Dolana are pulled by devotees through the streets of Puri. This commemorates the annual journey of Lord Jagganath, Lord Balabhadra, and their sister Subhadra to their aunt's temple, the Gundicha Temple. But this year people can see Lords through television only.

The famous Rath Yatra of Odisha 2020 is celebrating all the rituals but within the strict rules of safety measurements. So it is wise for all to enjoy it at home by seeing through different channel’s live telecast solutions.