Puri Rath Yatra, the world famous chariot or car festival, at the Puri Jagannath Temple in Orissa. Puri Rath Yatra 2016 date is July 6.
It is celebrated on the second day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon or bright fortnight) Ashadh month as per traditional Oriya Calendar.
On the day of the Ratha Yatra (car festival), chariots (Rath) carrying Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra is pulled to the nearbyGundicha Temple. The return journey of the chariots or Bahuda Jatra is on July 14, 2016.