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Car Festival at Puri Jagannath, Ratha Yatra

Posted by Rashmi Mishra on 04:23 with No comments so far
Ratha Jatra, the Festival of Chariots of Lord Jagannath is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Orissa, on the east coast of India. The presiding deities of the main temple, Sri Mandira, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, with the celestial wheel Sudarshana are taken out from...

Buddha Poornima

Posted by Rashmi Mishra on 03:59 with 1 comment so far
Buddha Poornima, which falls on the full moon night in the month of Vaisakha (either in April or May), commemorates the Birth Anniversary of Lord Buddha, founder of Buddhism. In spite of the summer heat pilgrims come from all over the world to Bodh Gaya to attend the Buddha Poornima celebrations. The day is marked...
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