Jagannath Rath Yatra 1919
The chariot festival of Puri on Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:10
- Sunset18:52
- Fasting window (tithi)1919-06-28 · 23:35 → 21:17
- Parana (tithi ends)21:17
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 1919
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1919
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1919
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 1919
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1919
- Holi — 17 March 1919
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1919
- Ram Navami — 8 April 1919
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1919
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1919
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1919
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 1919
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1919
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1919
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 29 August 1919
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1919
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1919
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 1919
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1919
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1919
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 4 October 1919
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1919
- Dhanteras — 21 October 1919
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1919
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 1919
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1919
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1919
- Chhath Puja — 30 October 1919
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1919
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1919
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