Ratha-yatra, The Festival of Chariots Baladeva, Subhadra, Jagannatha Right to left: Lord Jagannatha, Subhadra Devi, and Lord Baladeva Ratha-yatra, or the Festival of Chariots, is a joyous event celebrated for thousands of years in the Indian holy city of Jagannatha Puri, and more recently by Hare Krishna devotees in cities around the world. Another name for Krishna, Jagannatha refers to the ecstatic form of the Lord with large eyes and rugged features who is carried on a gigantic chariot during this festival (and worshiped in an ancient temple at the center of Jagannath Puri.) As the story goes, Lord Krishna once overheard a conversation about how His dearest devotees, the.
