July - 2014 Review

Chariots Proceed to Gundicha Temple

Sashidhar Padhi

The World famous Car Festival of Lords to give Darhsan to fallen mass Appear Chariots of Lord , Balabhadra and , the goddess. Stand in a line in front of the famous temple In the fine morning of Sukladwitia of Special.

Nandighosha the Chariot of Lord Jagannath with sixteen wheels Cover the top with red and yellow fabric reel.

Taladhwaja the Chariot of Balabhadra has wheels fourteen The colour of the body is of cloths red and green. Devedalana the chariot of Subhadra has wheels twelve Of red and black coloured cloth, gently move.

Sudarsan seated in that chariot beside the goddess Madan Mohan seated with Lord Jagannath in Nandighosh.

Rama and seated in Taladhwaja and they are seven Globally famous festival is witnessed by Gods in heaven. The well decorated three chariots get ready to move The king Gajapati sweeps the chariots with broom of gold for love. The ocean of devotees witness the incident and cherish And ready to pull the ropes of cars and flourish.

The Pandas in the chariot indicate the crowd to pull But the movement of chariots depends on God’s will.

Sometimes it so happens, the ‘devotees drag and drag the rope The chariots don’t move at all and thus they lose hope.

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The Pandas and devotees are in pensive mood Try to know the God’s will, bad or good.

Offer Pooja and beg apology for the wrong they commit, When the Gods satisfy, the chariots move to reach the target.

The great mystery is that the devotees feel proud The ropes are dragged by the strength of the crowd. But the rope pullers feel that they are mere holder of the rope The chariots move of their own accord but no other scope.

The chariot of Balabhadra is dragged first The chariot of Subhadra pulled, and Jagannath last.

With divine pleasure the devotees move on and on To Gundicha temple on Badadanda, two miles long. The Lords reach the temple on that day or next Stay for ten days and give Darshan to all and alienate. Back to own temple on the day of Bahuda to fall Seeing the Lords in the chariots the devotees are delighted and thankful.

The car festival of became a global occasion The devotees abroad observe the festival with much devotion.

Lord Jagannath, the Lord of the Universe is all-pervading The devotees feel his magnanimity and divine healing. During the stay at Gundhicha temple, the Lord manifests ten incarnations That soothes the devotees and gives utmost satisfaction.

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