Rath Yatra - the Great Chariot Festival
Monday June 30, 2008
Every year in mid-summer, Lord Jagannath, with his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, goes on vacation, traveling on grand chariots, from his temple in Puri, to his garden palace in the countryside. This belief of the Hindus has given rise to one of the biggest religious festivals in India — the Rath Yatra or the Chariot Festival. This is also the etymological origin of the English word 'Juggernaut'. This year Rath Yatra falls on July 4.
Comments
I don’t understand why it is that Hinduism and its philosophies need to be verified and validated by the Western world, they are the truths of life, and stand on their own as facts. All the saints and rishis have known these facts for millenia, so why then do we need it verified by the Western world, as though they are some authority on the subject? Are we Hindus who live by these beliefs and teachings not valid enough?
In my comment I was referring to the “Quotes on Reincarnation from the Western world”.