12 yatra are held during the year. But the
Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra is considered to be very important. The Rath yatra of Lord Jagannath incarnation of
Lord Vishnu, sister subhadra and balabhadra all three chariot through Rath to city tour.
Jagannath RathYatra procession in the
surat city. In which 2 lakh devotees every year attend the Rath Yatra. This year 2013 Jagannath Rath Yatra starts on
July 10, In which rath yatra will starts from 5 places of the city. Preparations for that have been mostly completed.
Jahangirpura Iskon Temple, Mahidharpura Ghodiya Bawa Temple, Amroli Vijay Lanka Hanuman Temple, Pandesara Jagannath MahaPrabhu Temple are five places from where rathyatra procession started from the last 27 years.
The preparation of all rathyatra has begun. To connect rathyatra journey 2000 saint and devotees came from out of city and stayed in Surat. 3000 thousand devotees join the preparation of rath yatra.
Iskon Rath Yatra start from Surat Railway Station at
2:00 pm after God Jagannath aarti. From Surat railway station rathyatra come at majuragate through ring road and come at Sri Radha Damodar
ISKCON Temple through sardar bridge. This rath yatra organize by iskon temple from 1994.
Youth Brigade Iskon this year will also present horse riding, sword, drama, music, etc.
Root Of Five Places Jagannath Rath Yatra
Iskon Rath Yatra: Surat Railway Station via ring road dhna Darwaja, Ring Road, Majura Gate, Athwagate, Sardar Bridge, Adajan Patia, Tadwadi, Palanpur Patia, Mora Bhagal, Jahangir Pura Temple.
Mahidharpura Rath Yatra: Ghodia Bawa Temple, near Place
Amroli Rath Yatra: Lanka Vijay Hanuman Temple, Gajera Circle, Amroli Char Rasta.
Pandesara Rath Yatra: Jagannath Maha Prabhu Temple, Pandesara Temple, Mahadev Nagar, Sakti Nagar, Piyush Circle, Press Colony.
Sachin Rath Yatra: Jagannath Temple, Kanakpur Hausing, Krushan Kunj Soci., Mausi Maa Temple.
