Jagannath Rath Yatra 1995
The chariot festival of Puri on Ashadha Shukla Dvitiya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:10
- Sunset18:52
- Fasting window (tithi)1995-06-29 · 08:35 → 10:28
- Parana (tithi ends)10:28
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 1995
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1995
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1995
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1995
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1995
- Holi — 17 March 1995
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1995
- Ram Navami — 9 April 1995
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1995
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 1995
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1995
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1995
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1995
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 1995
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 29 August 1995
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 1995
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1995
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 1995
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1995
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1995
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1995
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1995
- Dhanteras — 21 October 1995
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 1995
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 1995
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 1995
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1995
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1995
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1995
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1995
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