Ratha Yatra  (also called as Car Festival or Chariot Festival) is a Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Odisha, India. It is the oldest Ratha Yatra taking place in India and the World, whose descriptions can be found in Brahma Purana, Padma Purana, and Skanda Purana and Kapila Samhita. This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashadha month). The festival commemorates Jagannath’s annual visit to Gundicha Temple via Mausi Maa Temple (maternal aunt’s home) near Saradha Bali, Puri. Ratha Jatra, the Festival of Chariot: Chariots of Shri Jagannath is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Odisha, on the second (dwitiya) day of shukla pakhya (waxing cycle of the moon) of Ashadha Maasa (3rd month in Lunar Calendar). The presiding deities of the Jagannath Temple, Puri’s main temple, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, with the celestial wheel (Sudarshana Chakraare removed from the temple

Every year on the  full moon day , last day of the month of Jyestha, (Jyestha Purnima) Lord Jagannath along with Brother Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Sudarshan Maharaj come out of the temple to take bath and  give darshan to all of his devotees. This is also known as Snana Purnima – Holy bathing festival.The Snanabedi is decorated with traditional paintings. Toranas Archs are put up and is decorated with different types of flowers. All the daily activities is performed on Ratna Simshashana is done on the Snana Bedi  which include Mangala Alati, Madhyamha Dhoopa, mailam , Bhogalagi etc before his devotees . The Deities bath with 108 pitchers of sacred water brought from Suna kua(golden well) near Sitala temple of Shri Jagannath temple. This well is also known as Patala Ganga. 35 pitchers are for Lord Jagannath, 33 Pitchers are for Lord Balabhadra , 22 for Goddess Subhadra and 18