11ᵀᴴ YEAR · 2026

ରଥଯାତ୍ରା • রথযাত্রা

RAJARHAT NEWTOWN JAGANNATH SOCIETYSri Sri Jagannath SarbojaninRATHA YATRA2026

Born of the longing of devotees, the great chariot of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra rolls forth once a year — leaving the sanctum to greet every soul who waits beside the road. For seven days the Lord of the Universe lives among us at the Mashi Bari, blessing without distinction of caste, creed or station.

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NOTICE · CULTURAL EVENTS

Registrations for all cultural events are now closed due to an overwhelming number of applicants. Thank you for the tremendous response — 🙏 Jai Jagannath.

15ᵀᴴ JULY · INAUGURATION

Pandal Inauguration

Chief guests grace us from 6:30 PM. Devotees are requested to arrive from 6:00 PM to avoid last-minute overcrowding.

15ᵀᴴ JULY · MELA & CARNIVAL

Mela Begins Today

From 5:00 PM onward at two venues — near the Pandal and near the Main Gate.

29 Jun

Devsnan Purnima

16 Jul

Ratha Yatra

24 Jul

Ulta Rath

Sukhobristi Complex · Newtown AA-3 · Kolkata

UNTIL THE CHARIOT ROLLS

Ratha Yatra · 16 July 2026

DAYS

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

UPCOMING · CULTURAL EVENING

A Devotional Musical Evening

॥ ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ॥

PRESENTING SOULFUL DEVOTIONAL VOICES

Neha Ray

DATEThursday, 23ʳᵈ July 2026
VENUEShapoorji Pallonji · K Block 36 · Near Mandir
OCCASIONSri Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra

Let us come together in devotion and music. 🙏

SPECIAL DARSHAN

Nabajaubana Darshan

ନବଯୌବନ ଦର୍ଶନ

A Block Temple, Sukhobristi · 14ᵗʰ July 2026

INVITATION

Witness the freshly-adorned Lords

We invite you to witness the sacred Nabajaubana Darshan today, 14ᵗʰ July at A Block Temple following the completion of the 15-day healing period.

Please join us to seek blessings starting from 9:00 AM onward.

— TEAM RNJS 🙏

॥ ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ॥

For devotees who cannot be present in person — a digital darshan of Mahaprabhu, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra in their Nabajaubana (renewed youthful) form.

2026 · THEMED MASHI BARI

This Year's Pandal

ଏ ବର୍ଷର ମାଶୀ ବାଡ଼ି

A first glimpse of the 2026 Mashi Bari as it rises within Sukhobristi — captured from the pandal grounds.

Pandal Preview · Clip 1

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Pandal Preview · Clip 3

INSPIRATION

Mukteshwar Temple

ମୁକ୍ତେଶ୍ୱର ମନ୍ଦିର · Bhubaneswar

CIRCA 950–975 CE · Somavamshi era
STYLE Kalinga architecture
FAMED FOR Its ornate arched Torana gateway
CALLED "The Gem of Odishan Architecture"

This year the RNJS Mashi Bari takes its form from the Mukteshwar Temple of Bhubaneswar — a jewel-like 10th-century shrine that historians often call the Gem of Odishan Architecture. Built around 950–975 CE during the Somavamshi period, Mukteshwar marks the transition between the earlier and later phases of the Kalinga temple style, and its every surface is alive with carving.

The temple's most celebrated feature is its exquisite Torana — a curved, arched gateway carved from sandstone, unique in Odisha. Delicate strings of beads, smiling female figures, playful monkeys and dancing devotees adorn the arch, welcoming pilgrims into a compact but perfectly proportioned deul and jagamohana. Inside, the ceiling of the porch blossoms into a lotus medallion; outside, panels of the Panchatantra tales, ascetics in penance, and floral naga-nagi pilasters run band after band around the walls.

Our artisans have reimagined this dream in Sukhobristi. The chariot-like silhouette of the pandal echoes Mukteshwar's pidha roof, the entry frames its famed Torana in scale, and the surface work draws from the temple's beaded scrollwork and dancing figures — so that as you step into the Mashi Bari of Mahaprabhu, you walk beneath a Torana that has stood for a thousand years in stone, and stands this week in Newtown for you.

॥ ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ॥

The Story of the Chariot

Long ago in the sacred city of Puri, Lord Jagannath — the dark-eyed Lord of the Universe — expressed a wish to leave his golden temple and visit his birthplace, the Gundicha Mandir, where his aunt awaited him. So once each year, on the second day of the bright half of Asadha, the three deities step out of the sanctum and ascend their towering wooden chariots.

Carved anew every year from the wood of fragrant neem trees, the three chariots — Nandighosa, Taladhwaja and Darpadalana — rise like moving temples. They are pulled not by horses, but by the hands of devotees, for it is said that even one touch of the rassi dissolves the karma of countless lifetimes.

For nine days the Lord lives in his aunt's home. Devotees feed him, sing to him, dance for him. Goddess Lakshmi, left behind in the great temple, sets out in search of her beloved on the fifth day — Hera Panchami — in one of the most tender episodes of Indian sacred story.

Then comes the Bahuda Yatra — the return. The chariots roll back home, carrying with them the memory of every face that gazed upon the Lord. To witness the Ratha Yatra is, the scriptures say, to be carried across the ocean of existence itself.

EST. 2015 · 11TH YEAR

The RNJS Sarbojanin Ratha Yatra

The RNJS Sarbojanin Ratha Yatra is a major annual festival organized within the Bengal Shapoorji Sukhobristi housing complex in Action Area III, New Town, Kolkata. Because Sukhobristi is one of the largest mass housing projects in the country — spanning 150 acres — the festival draws massive participation, making it one of the most significant community-driven Ratha Yatras in the region.

Origins & The Building of the Temple

The festival has humble roots that have grown rapidly over the last decade. The idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra were originally brought directly from Odisha.

"The idols were brought from Odisha in 2015 and established in a hut. We started rathyatra that year on a small scale. There were just about a dozen of us…"
— KSHYAMADRI MAHARANA, RNJS

Following those early celebrations, the community came together to build a permanent structure. The Jagannath temple within the complex was constructed throughout 2017 and officially opened in January 2018.

Festival Highlights

Themed Mashi Bari

Each year the society constructs an elaborate pandal as the Mashi Bari — the aunt's house where the deities rest. The 2024 pandal was heavily inspired by the Badrinath temple.

A Controlled, Intimate Route

Unlike public street processions, the chariot rolls strictly within the Sukhobristi complex — a decision made to safeguard the immense devotional crowd of residents.

Synchronized with Puri

The pulling of the chariot on the main day does not begin until the society receives word that the primary chariot in Puri has started its sacred journey.

Daily Cultural Immersion

Cultural programs hosted by residents every evening, and the distribution of Prasadam each day during the deities' stay at the pandal.

SAPTAHA PARV

ବାହୁଡ଼ା ଯାତ୍ରା

The return journey. The Lords return to their main temple, marking the end of a week of festivities.

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DONATIONS

Offer a Seva

Support the temple, the chariot, daily Prasadam and cultural programs. Every offering — howsoever small — is a thread in the Lord's garland.

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CULTURAL EVENT REGISTRATION

Perform on the Pandal

Singers, dancers, kirtaniyas, schoolchildren — register to perform during the evening cultural programs through the seven days.

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PATHA · পথ নির্দেশ

Find Your Way to the Pandal

Sukhobristi Complex, Action Area III, New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal 700161

Prasad Coupons

Available at the Puja Pandal from 13ᵗʰ July 2026

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