Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today greeted the people of the State on the auspicious occasion of Ashokasthami and Lord Lingaraj’s famous Rukuna Rath Yatra.
ପବିତ୍ର ଅଶୋକାଷ୍ଟମୀ ତଥା ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ଶ୍ରୀ ଲିଙ୍ଗରାଜଙ୍କ ରୁକୁଣା ରଥଯାତ୍ରା ଅବସରରେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା। ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଅପାର କରୁଣାରୁ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ଜୀବନ ସୁଖ, ସମୃଦ୍ଧିରେ ଭରିଯାଉ। pic.twitter.com/J2AcrGzF0M
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) April 9, 2022
Lord Lingaraj’s famous Rukuna Rath Yatra is being celebrated today on the occasion of auspicious Ashokasthami.
This festival lasts for five-seven days.
This festival is believed to be ‘Papa Binashakari Yatra’ which means festival that destroys all evil and sins. Rukuna Rath is also called ‘Analeuta’ chariot as the chariot does not take any turn during the return journey. The direction of altars of the gods gets changed and the chariot is pulled from backside.
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