Jagannath Rath Yatra 2024 news LIVE: This year’s Rath Yatra is special. Why?
Jagannath Rath Yatra 2024 news LIVE: This year, the Rath Yatra, along with rituals like ‘Nabajouban Darshan’ and ‘Netra Utsav’, will take place on a single day—July 7. Typically, these rituals precede the Rath Yatra.
‘Nabajouban Darshan’ signifies the youthful appearance of the deities, who are kept behind closed doors for 15 days during ‘Anasara’ (quarantine) following ‘Snana Purnima’.
According to mythology, the deities fall ill due to excessive bathing on ‘Snana Purnima’ and therefore remain indoors.
Before ‘Nabajouban Darshan’, the priests perform the special ritual called ‘Netra Utsav’, during which the deities’ eyeballs are freshly painted.
