Ratha - in Hindu Temple Festivals

In Hindu Temple Festivals

Ratha or Rath means a chariot or car made from wood with wheels. The Ratha may be driven manually by rope, pulled by horses or elephants. Rathas are used mostly by the Hindu temples of South India for Rathoutsava (Car festival). During the festival, the temple deities are driven through the streets, accompanied by the chanting of mantra, hymns, shloka or bhajan.

Ratha Yatra is a huge Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Orissa, India during the months of June or July.

• Ratha or chariots

• The Towering Rajagopuram with one of the Temple Rathas

• The Great Thear (ஆழித் தேர்) of Sri Thyagarajaswami, Tiruvarur

• The Rath Yatra in Puri in modern times showing the three chariots of the deities with the Temple in the background

• Picture of Tirunelveli Nellaiappar Temple Golden Ratha

• Temple car (decorated),Sri Krishna temple, Udupi,Karnataka, India

• ISKCON Rath Jatra at Thiruvananthapuram, India.

• Tiruvarur The largest Temple Ratha car in Tamil Nadu

• Srivilliputtur Andal Ther - 2nd largest Temple Rath in TamilNadu

• Tirunelveli Nellaiappar Temple Car - 3rd largest Temple Ratha in TamilNadu ~ Picture taken on July 5, 2009 on 505th Car festival of Tirunelveli

• Temple Ratha in Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Temple Ratha in Chennai, India

• Rath Jatra festival in New York City organized by ISKCON

• Construction of ratha

• Banashankari Amma Temple's wooden Ratha,Badami,Karnataka(1855 photo)

• Decorated Ratha, Mundkur,Udupi District,Karnataka.