Puri Rath Yatra: Know how the chariots are made
Bhubaneswar: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘Maan Ki Baat’ programme on June 18 said that Puri Rath Yatra is a “wonder in itself”, the making of the chariots of three sibling deities for the world-famous festival is one such wonder. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri is a “wonder in itself” as it reflects the true spirit of ‘Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat.’ While Lord Jagannath’s ‘Nandighosh’ chariot of 44 feet 2 inches, Lord Balabhadra’s ‘Taladhawaja’ chariot is 43 feet 3 inches and Devi Subhadra’s ‘Darpadalana’ chariot is 42 feet 3 inches. Bijay Mohapatra, the chief ‘Biswakarma’ of Lord Jagannath’s ‘Nandighosh’ chariot having 16 wheels, said: “I have been engaged in chariot making for about four decades. Another researcher Bhaskar Mishra said that Lord Jagannath’s chariot is covered by red and yellow cloth and is constructed with 832 pieces of wood while Lord Balabhdra’s chariot, ‘Taladhawaja’, having 14 wheels, is draped in red and green cloth.
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