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Jagannath Temple Ranchi

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Jagannath Temple Ranchi Jagannath Temple is a historical spot of Ranchi. The Jagannath Temple of Ranchi was built in 1691. It was built by King Thakur Anish Nath Shahdeo of Barkagarh. A marble slab outside the sanctum informs about the founder and the foundation year of the temple.It is believed that the Jagannath Temple was constructed to revive the faith and belief of the tribal in Hindu religion. As during the 17th century, many people started leaving Hinduism, the believers of Hinduism started erecting temples like the  Jagannath Temple   to retain the identity of Hinduism. The temple collapsed in 1990. The then Bihar government renovated the temple and now it has regained its lost glory. The original shrine was built in the form of a fort. Significance of Jagannath Temple, Ranchi The Jagannath Temple Ranchi is almost a replica of the famous Jagannath Temple of Puri, Orissa. However, it is comparatively smaller in size than the  Jagannath Temple of P...

2017 Jagannath Rath Yatra Date & Time

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Lord Jagannath visits his aunt’s place every year in his majestic chariot with a lot of pomp and show which starts from the  Puri Jagannath Temple . It is famously known as ‘ Jagannath Rath Yatra ‘, which is followed by millions of pilgrims all over the world. This temple is known as the Shreekhetra Dham of India and prime of all Jagannath temples in India. It is celebrated on the ‘Dwitiya’ (2nd day) during the ‘Ashadha Shukla Paksha’ (the waxing phase of moon in the Ashadha month of the Hindu calendar).  Rituals Of The Famous Car Festival (Rath Yatra 2017) On 2017, the Chariot will be pulled on  25th June 2017(Sunday) . The tithi, for this day, is Dwitiya Tithi Begins = 04:21 on 25/Jun/2017 Dwitiya Tithi Ends = 01:01 on 26/Jun/2017 Rajendrabhisekha – 04.06.2017 :  Grand Coronation (abhisekh) of the Lord of the Universe – The Mahabprabhu. Rukmaniharan Ekadashi – 05.06.2017 :  This was the day when Lord Krishna had kidnapped...