Festival in Kolkata

Now one festival began in Kolkata, its name is Rathayatra, it is one of the popular one. Actually there are so many of them in India, all of the are religious, very bright and colorful, you can see a loot symbols and traditions in it)) The Rath Yatra festival falls on the late of June or early July. It is celebrated in the honour of Lord Jagannath an avatar of Vishnu. This year it began on 13th of July and will last till 21th of July, so it last for about one week.

So I will show a little information about this festival.

It is a huge Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Orissa,India during the months of June Most of the city's society is based around the worship of Jagannath (Krishna) with the ancient temple being the fulcrum of the area. The festival commemorates Lord Jagannath's annual visit to his aunt's home.

Though this festival is very special in India, the main Rath Yatra takes place in the holy town of Puri. At other places, those devotees of Lord Jagannath, who cannot make it to Puri, take out similar processions on a much smaller scale. Notable are the ones at Ramnagar (near Varanasi), and Jagannathpur (near Ranchi).

Rathayatra is celebrated to mark the beginning of harvest season. It is owing to this fact that it is considered a very auspicious time. This festivity is of prime importance in villages and towns

So are going to visit it during these days, I don't know when exactly, but I want so much)))
May be tomorrow...)))