Jagannath Rath Yatra 1934
The chariot festival of Puri on Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:16
- Sunset18:51
- Fasting window (tithi)01:09 → 1934-07-14 · 03:45
- Parana (tithi ends)03:451934-07-14
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 1934
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1934
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1934
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 1934
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 1934
- Holi — 2 March 1934
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 1934
- Ram Navami — 24 March 1934
- Akshaya Tritiya — 16 May 1934
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1934
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 1934
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 1934
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1934
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 1934
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 1934
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1934
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1934
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 1934
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 1934
- Maha Navami — 17 October 1934
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 1934
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1934
- Dhanteras — 4 November 1934
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 1934
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 1934
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 1934
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 1934
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1934
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 21 November 1934
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 21 November 1934
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