Jagannath Yatra (जगन्नाथ यात्रा) or the procession of Lord Jagannath is celebrated on the second day (द्वितीया) of the waxing moon phase in the month of Aasadh (आषाढ़) or June/July.
The origin of the featival is described in Skandh Puraan (स्कन्ध पुराण), Vaishnav Khand - Utkal Khand (वैष्णव खंड - उत्कल खंड). In Satyayug (सतयुग), King Indradyumn observed Lord Vishnu incarnate as a tree and then divide in four wooden forms - Jagannath, Balbhadra (बलभद्र), Subhadra (सुभद्रा) and Sudarshan Chakra (सुदर्शन चक्र). Indradyumn constructed a temple and established the four deities there. Lord Vishnu then directed King Indradyumn to arrange a procession carrying these four forms in chariots from the temple to a place called Gundicha mandap (गुंडीचा मंडप) and back. The entire journey took nine days. It started during Pushya Nakshatra (पुष्य नक्षत्र); therefore, if the festival happens during Pushya Nakshatra, it is considered specially auspicious (happened in 2018).
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The origin of the featival is described in Skandh Puraan (स्कन्ध पुराण), Vaishnav Khand - Utkal Khand (वैष्णव खंड - उत्कल खंड). In Satyayug (सतयुग), King Indradyumn observed Lord Vishnu incarnate as a tree and then divide in four wooden forms - Jagannath, Balbhadra (बलभद्र), Subhadra (सुभद्रा) and Sudarshan Chakra (सुदर्शन चक्र). Indradyumn constructed a temple and established the four deities there. Lord Vishnu then directed King Indradyumn to arrange a procession carrying these four forms in chariots from the temple to a place called Gundicha mandap (गुंडीचा मंडप) and back. The entire journey took nine days. It started during Pushya Nakshatra (पुष्य नक्षत्र); therefore, if the festival happens during Pushya Nakshatra, it is considered specially auspicious (happened in 2018).
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