Ist chariot

You can see the cops all surrounding the base of the chariot. Pilgrims will do anything to catch a glimpse of Jangannath in the cart and push and shove to get closer to the statue. The police were constantly beating people with sticks to keep the crowd back

RATH YATRA '08

July 5th 2008
I have been bloggin a lot lately, but there's just a lot more to talk about over the past week or so. Yesterday I went to the opening day of the world famed Rath Yatra (in English called the Chariot Festival or Car Festival) held in the holy city of Puri. Apparently, this festival is the most important Hindu festival of the year and draws throngs of pilgrims fom all over. The festival is center ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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