Rath Yatra 2026: India Soaked In Devotion To Lord Jagannath
From Puri to Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Delhi and beyond, devotees marked Rath Yatra 2026 with grand chariot processions, devotional songs, and vibrant cultural celebrations. This photo gallery captures the spirit of the festival as communities across India came together to celebrate Lord Jagannath with prayers, tradition and unwavering devotion
People pull chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra on the occasion of the Rath Yatra festival, in Ahmedabad, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
People pull a chariot carrying idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra on the occasion of the Rath Yatra festival, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
People offer prayers on a chariot carrying an idol of Lord Jagannath during the annual Rath Yatra festival organised by ISKCON, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
Artistes perform as a chariot carrying an idol of Lord Jagannath proceeds during the annual Rath Yatra festival celebration organised by ISKCON, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi performs rituals as people pull chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra on the occasion of the Rath Yatra festival, in Ahmedabad, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A woman offers prayers during the annual Rath Yatra festival celebration organised by ISKCON, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
An artiste performs during the annual Rath Yatra festival celebration organised by ISKCON, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
A man offers prayers during the annual Rath Yatra festival celebration organised by ISKCON, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
Priests and servitors perform the 'Pahandi' ritual, carrying the deities Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra from the temple sanctum to their chariots, during the annual Rath Yatra festival, in Puri, Odisha. | Photo: PTI
Premises of the Jagannath Temple seen on the occasion of the Rath Yatra festival, in Puri, Odisha, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Devotees perform 'Pung Cholom', a traditional Meitei dance, during the Kang Chingba (Rath Yatra) festival at the Palace Compound, in Imphal, Manipur. | Photo: PTI
Priests dance as they take part in a procession of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra during the annual Rath Yatra, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
People take part in a procession of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabadhra and Goddess Subadhra during the 59th annual Rath Yatra of Thyagraj Jagannath Temple, at Tyagraj Nagar, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
People take part in the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra procession, in Dehradun, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Devotees gather around the chariot carrying the idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra during the annual Rath Yatra procession, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
Devotees take part in a religious procession on the ‘Rath Yatra’ festival, on Varachha Road in Surat, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Devotees take part in a religious procession on the ‘Rath Yatra’ festival, in Lucknow, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
An aerial view of the devotees gathered during the ‘Rath Yatra’ festival, in Ranchi, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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