Jagannath Rath Yatra 1918
The chariot festival of Puri on Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:14
- Sunset18:51
- Fasting window (tithi)1918-07-09 · 13:39 → 13:59
- Parana (tithi ends)13:59
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Jagannath Rath Yatra puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaJagannath Rath Yatra — Frequently Asked Questions
When is the Jagannath Rath Yatra celebrated?
On the Dvitiya of the Shukla Paksha of Ashadha, at the start of the monsoon — the second day of the bright fortnight. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
Which deities ride in the Rath Yatra?
Three: Jagannath (a form of Krishna or Vishnu), his elder brother Balabhadra, and their sister Subhadra. Each has a distinct chariot — Nandighosa, Taladhwaja and Darpadalana — built anew every year.
Why is pulling the chariot considered auspicious?
On this day the deities leave the sanctum and come out to the people, and anyone of any standing may pull the ropes and have their darshan in the open. Drawing the chariot, especially Jagannath's Nandighosa, is held to be a great blessing.
Where do the deities travel during the Rath Yatra?
From the Jagannath temple in Puri to the Gundicha temple, held to be their aunt's home or birthplace, where they stay some days before the return journey, the Bahuda Yatra.
Other major festivals in 1918
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1918
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1918
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 1918
- Holika Dahan — 27 March 1918
- Holi — 28 March 1918
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1918
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1918
- Akshaya Tritiya — 13 May 1918
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 1918
- Nag Panchami — 12 August 1918
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 1918
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1918
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 1918
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1918
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1918
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1918
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 1918
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 1918
- Maha Navami — 14 October 1918
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 15 October 1918
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1918
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1918
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1918
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1918
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1918
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1918
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 1918
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1918
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1918
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