jagannath rath yatra udaipur || The city of lake ||

The Ratha Yatra of Puri, also rendered as the Ratha Jatra ( Odia pronunciation, is considered the oldest and largest Hindu chariot festival celebrated annually, on the bright half of the lunar month of Ashadh (June-July). The festival is held in Puri, Odisha, India, and is associated with the deity Jagannath (a form of Vishnu or Krishna). During the festival, three deities (Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra, and sister Subhadra) are drawn by a multitude of devotees in three massive, wooden chariots on bada danda (the grand avenue) to Gundicha Temple whereby they reside there for a week and then return to the Jagannath temple. This return trip is referred to as the Bahuda Yatra.
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The "Bada Danda" or the Grand Avenue
On the way, the chariot of Jagannatha, Nandighosa waits near the crematorium of Bhakta Salabega, a Muslim devotee, to pay him tribute.
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On their way back from the Gundicha Temple, the three deities stop for a while near the Mausi Maa Temple (Aunt's abode) and have an offering of the Poda Pitha, which is a special type of pancake supposed to be the deity's favorite. After a stay of seven days, the deities return to their abode.