ରଥଯାତ୍ରା

The fortnight

From the bath to the door

A date is shown only where a source backs it. The rest are named by tithi until the temple administration announces them.

1. 1 · Jyeshtha Purnima

   Snana Yatra

   Date to be announced

   The deities are bathed in public on the Snana Vedi. It is the last open sight of the wooden forms before they withdraw.

2. 2 · The days after the bath

   Anasara

   Date to be announced

   The Lord is understood to be fevered. The forms are repainted out of view. Pati dian — painted cloths — stand in for darshan.

3. 3 · Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya

   Rath Yatra

   Monday, 5 July 2027

   Pahandi down the twenty-two steps. Then about three kilometres along the Bada Danda to Gundicha, the house of their aunt.

   Source:Drik Panchang — Jagannatha Ratha Yatra 2027 date referenceVerified 2026-10-06Also:Dekho Panchang — Jagannath Rath Yatra 2027

4. 4 · Ashadha Shukla Panchami

   Hera Panchami

   Date to be announced

   Lakshmi comes to Gundicha. The rite plays her anger at being left in the temple.

5. 5 · Ashadha Shukla Dashami

   Bahuda

   Date to be announced

   The return. The chariots face Shree Mandira again.

6. 6 · The day after Bahuda

   Suna Besha

   Date to be announced

   Gold, worn on the chariots, where the city can see it. There are other golden beshas in the year; this is the one the yatra is known by.

7. 7 · Before the re-entry

   Adhara Pana

   Date to be announced

   Tall pots of a sweet offering are raised to the chariots.

8. 8 · Close of the yatra

   Niladri Bije

   Date to be announced

   Re-entry. Lakshmi receives him at the door — a quarrel, then the house is open. The chariots’ work is finished, and they are taken apart.

Notices

From the announcements

Short notes copied from official announcements, each with its source and the time it was added. This is not a live feed and not the administration. For the authoritative order of the day, use the official portal.

Official temple administration portal

From your seat

Put a hand on the rope

If you are going

On the road

• Carry water, keep your phone charged, and expect to stand for hours in a crowd.
• Follow the instructions posted on the ground and by the administration for that day. Nilachala never overrides them.
• Agree a meeting place with your group before you enter the crowd.
• Nilachala issues no passes, tickets, seva bookings or queue guidance. If you cannot travel, the live darshan is below.

Keep it with you

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Open a feed in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Times are set on Asia/Kolkata, so they land at the right hour wherever you are. They are customary windows, not a live temple order. The calendar entries themselves are in English.

• Daily nitiThe customary day, repeating, on Puri time.
• Daily niti with remindersAdds a 10-minute reminder before Mangala, Madhyahna, Sandhya Alati and Badasinghara.
• Festival patraEvery published date on the patra.

Questions

About the yatra

When is Rath Yatra 2027?

Rath Yatra 2027 falls on Monday, 5 July 2027, Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, according to the panchanga. The temple administration announces the order of the day, and it can differ.

What happens after Rath Yatra?

The deities stay at Gundicha, return on Bahuda (Ashadha Shukla Dashami), are dressed in gold on the chariots for Suna Besha, receive Adhara Pana, and re-enter the temple on Niladri Bije. The administration announces those dates.

Is Nilachala the official Shree Jagannath Temple website?

No. Nilachala is a devotional portal offered by CYBERDUDEBIVASH. It does not speak for the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri, and issues no tickets, seva bookings or queue guidance. The official portal is shreejagannatha.in.