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Ratha Jatra, the Festival of Chariots of Lord Jagannatha, is celebrated every year at Puri in Orissa. The huge, colourfully decorated chariots are drawn by hundreds of thousands of devotees on the 'bada danda'. |
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Lord Jagannatha embodies in himself the collective aspiration of entire India. |
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The charioteer is known as 'dahuka' and his songs are known as 'dahuka geeta'. |
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In Baripada, women have the exclusive right of pulling the chariot! |
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Friday, May 23, 2008
