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unusual facts about Ratha-Yatra


Banka district

A Ratha-Yatra procession of Lord Madhusudanah occurs every year on the same day as the Rath Yatra procession in Puri.


Bhima Ratha

The ratha is reminiscent of Buddhist cave architecture, such as Sala-Sikhara.

Dinaelurus

Dinaelurus crassus is the ancestor of the fictional species, Dinaelurus illumina sapiens, in the Ratha or "Named" series by author Clare Bell.

Ekta Yatra

Ekta Yatra (English : National Integration rally) is being led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing national president and Lok Sabha MP Anurag Thakur.

Ganpati Temple

Ratha is pulled by the Ganpati devotees up to stream where they do immersion of Ganpati.

Mithi River

In 2009, environmentalist and Magsaysay Award winner, Rajendra Singh lead a yatra, of a group of environmentalist and NGOs, through Mumbai city along the endangered Mithi river to highlight its problems.

Musikas

:"And in the second year (he), disregarding Satakamini, dispatches to the western regions an army strong in cavalry, elephants, infantry (nara) and chariots (ratha) and by that army having reached the Kanha-bemna, he throws the city of the Musikas into consternation."

Nanded district

Also there are lot many religious temples in nearby areas in Mahur viz Datta & Lord Parashuram temples.Malegaon(Loha taluka)is famous for Khandoba Yatra.

Pancha Rathas

The next in order is the Arjuna Ratha, which is well decorated with an elegant façade and is akin to the Dharmaraja Ratha.

Praveen Togadia

Praveen Togadia was arrested in August 2013 from Ayodhya along with other VHP leaders by the Uttar Pradesh Police to foil the defiant saffron outfit's controversial 'Chaurasi Kosi Parikrama Yatra' that was banned over fears of communal flareup.

Radha Madhav Dham

To commemorate the yearly Rath Yatra festival at the temple, Oct 27th 2001 was named 'Radha Rani Rath Yatra Day' by Austin Mayor Kirk Watson.

Ratha Saptami

It is symbolically represented in the form of the Sun God Surya turning his Ratha (Chariot) drawn by seven horses, with Aruna as the charioteer, towards the northern hemisphere, in a north-easterly direction.

Ratha's Challenge

Ratha's Challenge is the fourth book in The Books of the Named series of young adult prehistoric fiction novels by Clare Bell.

Shalya

Shalya was an incredibly calm and deliberate fighter, which why he was such a good charioteer and why he could excel at mace-fighting despite his unimposing bulk.

Shivani, Tarikere

The Car Festival of Anjaneya Swamy (a.k.a., Anjaneyana Theru/Ratha, Hanumappana Theru) and Gullammana Habba are the popular annual event.

Shri Guru Kottureshwara Temple

The Lord Guru Kottureshwara idol is kept inside the Ratha and then he is served milk (Kannada: ಗಿಣ್ಣು-ಹಾಲು) by the tribal people.

Sihor

Regionally, Sihor is all-time famous and known for its hills, their rock pattern, Gautameshwar Mahadev & Lake, Sihor's Festivals, Navnath Pilgrimage (Navnath Yatra) of Shiva Temples, Brahma Kund, 'Sihori Rajwadi Penda' (Peda or Chocolate Cake), old town's ascends and descends, walled city and fort, narrow lanes, Nana Sahib Peshwa and the 1857 revolt, its food and delicacy, Copper-ware & Brass-ware, Pottery, snuff manufacturing factories, Rolling Mills and Industrial Plants.

Sino-Indian War

A Hindi movie Haqeeqat (1964) and a Tamil movie Ratha Thilagam (1963) were based on events of the Sino-Indian war.

Sudeshna

Sairandhri chimes in that Uttar should take Brihannala(actually Arjuna in disguise) as his charioteer, saying that if Uttar did so, no harm would come to him.

Yatra.com

In March 2012, Yatra.com announced Bollywood actor Salman Khan not just as the brand ambassador for the travel website but also as a shareholder.

Zatra

Zatra is the Konkani language term for the pilgrimage festivals celebrated at Hindu temples in Goa; the Hindi and Marathi language equivalents are Yatra and Jatra.


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