Chandan Yatra
chandana yatra odia ଚନ୍ଦନ ଯାତ୍ରା also known gandhalepana yatra odia ଗନ୍ଧଲେପନ ଯାତ୍ରା longest festival observed jagannatha temple puri india chandana yatra meaning sandalwood voyage sanskrit continues day observed two part bahara chandana bhitara chandana bahara chandana start akshaya tritiya continues day construction chariot annual ratha yatra festival start akshaya tritiya first day representative idol main deity jagannath temple well five shivalingas known pancha pandava taken procession singhadwara lion gate jagannatha temple puri narendra tirtha tank deity madanamohana bhudevi sridevi ramakrishna participate yatra day deity taken two chapas boat namely nanda bhadra excursion around narendra tritha various ritual deity taken narandra pond located near jagannath temple placed grandly decorated boat evening cruise tank last day include ritual held inside temple instead daily cruise playful ride happens four occasion amavasya full moon night shashti ekadashi bright fort night