Ratha Yatra is associated with Lord Jagannath and is held at Puri. This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya and commemorates Jagannath's annual visit to Gundicha Temple. As part of Ratha Yatra, the deities of Jagannath, his elder brother Balabhadra and younger sister Subhadra are taken out in a procession to the Gundicha Temple and they remain there for nine days. Then the deities return to the Main temple. The return journey of the Rath Yatra is known as Bahuda Yatra.
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