ASHOKA ASTAMI (RATH YATRA OF LORD LINGARAJA)




Ashoka Astami is celebrated in the month of Chaitra on Shukla Ashtami (eighth day of the bright fortnight).


In Tretya Yuga, during the Vanavasa time Lord Rama visited Ekamra Ksetra. Sri Lingaraja received him as a guest and requested him to spend some time. The place where Lord Rama stayed is known as Rameswara.


Lord Rama’s birthday fell during the period of stay in Ekamra Ksetra. Sri Lingaraja went along with Devi Parvati, Ganesha and Kartikeya on his Ratha (Chariot) to Rameswara Temple to wish Lord Rama and this festival is celebrated till day in the name of Ratha Yatra of Sri Lingaraja.



This is also famous as Rukuna Ratha Yatra or Ashokastami Yatra. The chariot is named as Rukuna Rath also it's called 'Analeuta' rath as the chariot does not take any turn during the return journey. The direction of altars of the gods gets changed and the chariot is pulled from backside. 


On this day, the Chalanti Pratima of Lingaraja, the Shivalinga, which is believed to have been consecrated by Ramachandra, along with Gopalini (Parvati), Kumara and Nandikesvara including the image of Govinda are taken out in a Ratha from the Lingaraja temple to Rameswara temple.


The four horses represent the four Vedas, Horse’s representing Rig Veda will move the Ratha with the force of wind, Yajur Veda will bestow fruits of Bhakti, Sam Veda will try to accomplish the duties of Lingaraja Mahaprabhu at a speed proportional to our devotion and bhakti and Atharva Veda will punish the culprits. Brahma Dev serves as the Sarathi.

Height of Chariot: 35" & 16 Karamandala’s, 4 Torana’s (Gates), Golden coloured Kalasa, Scented Flag (on the top i.e. on Dadhinauti (A golden pot)), Trishul, 4 Horses and Dibya Singhasana (where Utsava Vigraha’s of the Deva Devi’s are made to sit). 

The Shiva Purana has mentioned symbolically that the Rathasright wheel was Surya Dev and the left wheel was Chandrama. The right wheel had twelve spokes. The twelve Adityas presided over there. The left wheel had sixteen spokes, symbolic of the sixteen digits of the Moon.


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