Rameshwaram, The Anchor of Indian Renaissance – 12

RathaYatra, the festival of Chariots of Jagannatha, is held every year at Puri which is in the state of Orissa. This ten days yatra is said to be done to commemorate Lord Jagannath’s, annual visit to Gundichamata’s temple which is close by. It is miracle no less that thousands of pilgrims come to Puriduring this time to pull the Jagannathrath, the God’s chariot with ropes. All are allowed in the temple premises, even non-Hindus and foreigners get glimpse of the deities. DeogharYatra also called as Baidyanath Dham or Baba Dham is situated on the eastern side of Jharkhand. Baidyanath Temple as we know is one of the twelve Lord Shiva’s Jyothirlingams in India. The pilgrims take the holy water of Ganga from Sultanganj’s and offer to the Jyotirlingam of Lord Shiva at Deoghar. These pilgrims are called Kanwariya, reciting Bam bam Bol Bam on the way of their tedious walk more than hundred kilometers. It is in the holy month of Shravan, this Shravani Mela is celebrated as a month long festival in the Deoghar Baidyanath Temple of Jharkhand.

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