The video was shot in Tampa, Florida.
A video of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra being held on a Florida beach in the United States has gone viral on the internet.
Rath Yatra was celebrated all over India on July 1. In Puri, Odisha, the Rath Yatra began after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During the day, Lord Jagannath’s chariots followed by Sister Devi Subhadra and elder brother Lord Baldev were taken on their traditional routes.
The video from the US featured devotees of different nationalities pulling the ‘Rath’ on the shore, singing and dancing to hymns praising Lord Krishna. According to the caption, the video was shot in Tampa, Florida.
Watch the video below:
Since the video was shared, it has racked up over 1,000 likes and thousands of views.
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Rath Yatra marks the nine-day stay of Lord Jagannath and his siblings at the Gundichha Temple. The festival is native to the state of Odisha. It is celebrated with pomp all over the world.
Every year, three chariots are built for the event for Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra. Lakhs of devotees pull these chariots as the gods march to the Gundicha Temple. The festival lasts a good 15 days. Devotees believe that touching the rope of Lord Jagannath’s chariot will cleanse their sins and deliver them from the cycle of rebirth as believed in Hindu religion.
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This year, President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor of Odisha Ganeshi Lal, Prime Minister Naveen Patnaik and many other dignitaries greeted the people on the occasion.
