Jagannath Rath Yatra 1967
The chariot festival of Puri on Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:14
- Sunset18:52
- Fasting window (tithi)1967-07-08 · 21:41 → 20:20
- Parana (tithi ends)20:20
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 1967
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1967
- Vasant Panchami — 14 February 1967
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 1967
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 1967
- Holi — 26 March 1967
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1967
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1967
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 1967
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1967
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 1967
- Raksha Bandhan — 20 August 1967
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1967
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 1967
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 1967
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1967
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1967
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 1967
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1967
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1967
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1967
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1967
- Dhanteras — 31 October 1967
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 1967
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 1 November 1967
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 1967
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1967
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1967
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 17 November 1967
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 17 November 1967
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