Ratha Yatra (temple chariot procession) of Jagannath of Surangigada
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Ratha Yatra (temple chariot procession) of Jagannath of Surangigada
The rituals to the deity of Jagannatha in the procession are traditionally performed by members of the Surangi royal family. The chariot at the Jagannath temple in Surangi was pulled and the traditional rituals called Chhera were performed by the Raj Purohits or temple priest of the temple in recent years. Hundreds of people, including the tribal villagers from the neighbouring villages in Andhra Pradesh gathered to pull the chariot for the festival.
Ratha Yatra (temple chariot procession) of Jaggannath of Surangigada
Why is the chariot at the Surangi Jagannath temple pulled a day late, and not on the same day as the Puri Jaganath temple? The locals say that the then Maharaja of Surangi ruled the precedent for the chariot to be pulled the next day as the entire village would travel to the neighbouring village of Jarada to help them pull their chariot to begin the festivities.
Maharaja Chandra Chudamani Harischandra Jagdev (1876–1931) shifted Palace from Surangi Garh to Ichhapuram
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