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Hindus Celebrate The Rath Yatra Festival

The annual religious procession, also known as "the Chariot Festival," commemorates the legendary journey of Lord Jagannath to his birthplace in the northern Indian city of Mathura.

June 24

Devotees throng around deity Subhadra's chariot during the annual festival of Rath Yatra in Puri, India.

Biswaranjan Rout-AP

June 23

Indian soldiers pull into position a chariot on the eve of the annual festival in Puri, India.

Biswaranjan Rout-AP

June 24

Members of The International Society of Krishna Conciousness, dressed as the Hindu gods Krishna and Gopika, dance with colored sticks and flutes at the start of the Sri Krishna Ratha Yatra in Hyderabad, India.

Noah Seelam-AFP/Getty Images

June 24

Hindu children dance and celebrate during Rath Yatra, the chariot festival of the Hindu god Jagannath, in Hyderabad, India.

Mahesh Kumar A-AP

June 24

Women seek blessings from the Rath, or Chariot of Lord Jagannath during the Rath Yatra in Siliguri, India.

Rupak De Chowdhuri-Reuters

June 24

An elephant performs at the Rath Yatra Festival in Melaghar, India.

Stringer/india-Reuters

June 24

Hindu devotees pull on the rope of a chariot and pray while attending the festival in Siliguri, India.

Rupak De Chowdhuri-Reuters

June 24

A man carries miniature idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra in Ahmadabad, India. The idols are taken out in a grand procession with specially made chariots called "raths," which are pulled by thousands of participants.

Ajit Solanki-AP

June 24

A devotee displays his skills while standing on the backs of several participants during the annual Rath Yatra in Ahmadabad, India.

Ajit Solanki-AP

June 24

Hindu devotees dance and celebrate in Calcutta.

Bikas Das-AP

June 24

A crowd pulls the "rath," or chariot of Lord Jagannath, during Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad India. The annual religious procession commemorates the legendary journey of Lord Jagannath to his birthplace in Mathura.

Amit Dave-Reuters

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