Sacred Calendar
Festivals ofeternal joy.
From the grand Ratha Yatra to the intimate swing of Jhulana, celebrate the divine rhythm of Puri's sacred year.
Grandest Festival
Ratha Yatra
Ashadha (Jun–Jul)
The Chariot Festival — the grandest procession on earth.
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Jyeshtha (Jun)
Snana Yatra
The ceremonial bathing of the deities with 108 pitchers.
Cyclic
Nabakalebara
Sacred renewal of the divine wooden forms.
Vaisakha (Apr–May)
Chandan Yatra
42 days of sandalwood cooling rituals on the sacred tank.
Shravana (Aug)
Jhulana Yatra
The swing festival celebrating divine play.
Kartika (Nov)
Kartik Purnima
Lamps of devotion and the Bali Yatra tradition.