A to Z India - Magazine: June 2023

PURI RATH YATRA 2023: CHARIOT FESTIVAL IN ODISHA, INDIA - Puri Rath Yatra, the world famous chariot or car festival, at the Puri Jagannath Temple in Odisha, India. Puri Rath Yatra 2023 date is June 20. It is celebrated on the second day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon or bright fortnight) Ashadh month as per traditional Oriya Calendar. On the day of the Ratha Yatra (car festival), chariots (Rath) carrying Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra is pulled to the nearby Gundicha Temple; THE ‘GANDHI' OF TRIBAL’S: GANI RAJENDRA VIJAY - Gani Rajendra Vijay, the pioneer of the Sukhi Pariwar Campaign, the messiah of tribal life and eminent Jain saint has been active on tribal issues for the last 36 years.