New Delhi, Counter of Spirituality | Jagannath Rath Yatra 2023 Date: Usually only human beings are affected by fever or any other disease. But there are times in the year when even Lord Jagannath gets sick and gets treatment for 15 days. During this period they are kept in seclusion. Please say Lord Jagannath gets sick 15 days before Rath Yatra.

According to the Hindu calendar, the great Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath takes place on the Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha of the month of Ashadh. This year this yatra will be taken out on Tuesday June 20, 2023. But before this journey, the Lord remains in seclusion for 15 days. Let us know what is the practice related to it and why does God seclude himself for 15 days?

Lord Jagannath remains in seclusion for 15 days.

Lord Jagannath, sister Subhadra and elder brother Balabhadra are taken from the sanctum sanctorum on the full moon day of the month of Jyeshtha at the Jagannath Puri temple in Odisha and given a Sahastra bath. Lord Jagannath gets sick after bath and comes down with a fever. So he stays in the bedroom for 15 days in a resting position. During this they are given many types of medicines. Simple food like khichdi etc is offered. They are also given the decoction as a medicine. Then on the second day of the Shukla Paksha month of Ashadh, he comes out of his bath and takes out a big Rath Yatra on that day.

This tradition of giving a Sahastra bath to Lord Jagannath and his illness has been going on since ancient times. During this time the hall doors are also closed to visitors. When the Lord recovers, he tours the city in his giant chariot and rests for a few days at his aunt’s house in the Gundicha temple. This great Rath Yatra of Jagannath Puri is famous all over the world. Thousands of people from all over the country and abroad gather at the Jagannath Puri temple to witness this Rath Yatra.

Jagannath Rath Yatra 2023 Travel Date and Time

According to the Hindu calendar, Ashadha Shukla Paksha’s Dwitiya Tithi will begin at 11:25 am on June 19 and end at 1:07 pm on June 20. In such a situation, the great Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath will be performed on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. The Rath Yatra timings have been set at 10:04 pm on this day and the yatra will conclude at 07:09 pm. of June 21.

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