Jagannath Rath Yatra 1968
The chariot festival of Puri on Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:10
- Sunset18:52
- Fasting window (tithi)1968-06-27 · 05:36 → 06:50
- Parana (tithi ends)06:50
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 1968
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1968
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 1968
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 1968
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1968
- Holi — 15 March 1968
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 29 March 1968
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1968
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 1968
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 1968
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 1968
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 1968
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 1968
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 1968
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 1968
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1968
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 1968
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 1968
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 1968
- Maha Navami — 30 September 1968
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 1968
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 1968
- Dhanteras — 19 October 1968
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1968
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 1968
- Govardhan Puja — 22 October 1968
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 1968
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 1968
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 1968
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 1968
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