The Chariots of Puri

Specials | Ratha Jatra

Prateek Pattanaik
Feb 24, 2017 · 1 min read

On 6th July 2016, Lord Jagannatha’s Ratha Jatra, the Odia Twitterati trended the hashtag #RathaJatra for hours together. Here’s a chronological collection of my tweets covering all the rites and rituals of the Grand Festival at Puri.

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The ancient culture surrounding Lord Jagannatha of Puri has innumerable intricacies weaved within it. Discover them here.

Prateek Pattanaik

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Prateek Pattanaik

Physics Undergrad. Odia. I use technology to empower language and preserve culture.

Discover Jagannatha

Discover Jagannatha

The ancient culture surrounding Lord Jagannatha of Puri has innumerable intricacies weaved within it. Discover them here.

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