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Rath Yatra 2027 falls on Monday, July 5, 2027. It is Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 5:29 AM and sunset 7:21 PM.
Also known as: Jagannath Rath Yatra · Puri Rath Yatra · Chariot Festival
| City | Date |
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| New Delhi | Jul 5, 2027 |
| London | Jul 5, 2027 |
| Toronto | Jul 5, 2027 |
| New York | Jul 5, 2027 |
| Houston | Jul 5, 2027 |
| San Jose | Jul 5, 2027 |
| Sydney | Jul 5, 2027 |
| Singapore | Jul 5, 2027 |
| Dubai | Jul 5, 2027 |
Rath Yatra is the chariot festival of Jagannath at Puri, when the deities leave the temple and travel the public road to the Gundicha temple. It is one of the rare occasions on which the images are seen outside the sanctum, by anyone at all.
Three enormous wooden chariots are hauled by hand along the Grand Road by crowds in the hundreds of thousands. Diaspora cities from London to Toronto now hold their own processions on the same date.
Rath Yatra 2027 is on Monday, July 5, 2027. It falls on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya.
Rath Yatra is also known as Jagannath Rath Yatra, Puri Rath Yatra, Chariot Festival. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.