London: at first LondonThe chariot carrying the idols of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Goddess SubhadraThe holy Sudarshan, with his weapon, was celebrated by devotees through the streets of Southall. Chariot Festival on the specified auspicious day.
Organized by Shree Jagannath Society (SJS), UK, hundreds of devotees gathered at Britain’s oldest Hindu temple, Shri Ram Mandir To attend the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath on July 1 in Southhall
The rituals were performed according to the religious procedures prescribed in the Skanda Purana.
The nine-day Rath Yatra marks the annual ceremonial procession of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra to their aunt’s residence Gundicha Temple, and is the only festival in the world where deities are taken out of temples and accompanied by devotees.
The ritual in Southall began with the consecration of a hand-built and decorated chariot by Jagannath devotees in the UK, after which the idols were brought to their thrones and decorated. In a ceremonial hill journey, the idols were carried to their chariots and carried out a ceremonial cleaning before being pulled through Southhall, with cymbals blowing and conch shells being blown between the slogans of “Hari Bol” and Gundicha Temple. was taken to a room acting as Where the deities will reside for nine days.
UK Trustee, SJS Chetan Shatapathy said: “We hope that soon we will have the first dedicated Sri Jagannath Temple in the UK and then we can travel with thousands of devotees.”
Organized by Shree Jagannath Society (SJS), UK, hundreds of devotees gathered at Britain’s oldest Hindu temple, Shri Ram Mandir To attend the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath on July 1 in Southhall
The rituals were performed according to the religious procedures prescribed in the Skanda Purana.
The nine-day Rath Yatra marks the annual ceremonial procession of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra to their aunt’s residence Gundicha Temple, and is the only festival in the world where deities are taken out of temples and accompanied by devotees.
The ritual in Southall began with the consecration of a hand-built and decorated chariot by Jagannath devotees in the UK, after which the idols were brought to their thrones and decorated. In a ceremonial hill journey, the idols were carried to their chariots and carried out a ceremonial cleaning before being pulled through Southhall, with cymbals blowing and conch shells being blown between the slogans of “Hari Bol” and Gundicha Temple. was taken to a room acting as Where the deities will reside for nine days.
UK Trustee, SJS Chetan Shatapathy said: “We hope that soon we will have the first dedicated Sri Jagannath Temple in the UK and then we can travel with thousands of devotees.”