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Ratha or Rath also means a large, often very large, wheeled cart made of wood, on which the [[chariotmurti]] orof cara madedeity fromis woodcarried within religious processions, some of which are very important wheelsfestivals. The Ratha may be driven manuallypulled by devotees with rope, or pulled by horses or elephants. Rathas are used mostly by the [[Hindu temples]] of [[South India]] for Rathoutsava ([[Temple car|Car]] festival). During the festival, the temple deities are driven through the streets, accompanied by the chanting of [[mantra]], [[hymns]], [[shloka]] or [[bhajan]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}
 
[[Ratha Yatra]] is a huge [[Hindu festival]] associated with Lord [[Jagannath]] held at [[Puri (city)|Puri]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Orissa, India]] during the months of June or July.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lochtefeld |first=James G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GnmPzgEACAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z |date=2002 |publisher=Rosen |isbn=978-0-8239-3180-4 |pages=567 |language=en}}</ref>
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