Chandan Yatra 2025: Date, Time, and Significance

Chandan Jatra is one of the most sacred and longest festivals of lord Jagannath mainly celebrated in Odisha, specially in Puri. where devotees homage to Lord Jagannath, this Chandan Yatra is is celebrated in the whole of India in different style mainly in South India. This is celebrated in the beginning of the the summer festival season in it is dedicated to the ritual cooling of the deities during the scorching summer heat is celebrated for 42 days and is divided into two phases, Bahara Chandan Yatra (outer Chandan Yatra) and Bhitara Chandan Yatra (inner Chandan Yatra).

In 2025, Chandan Yatra will be observed with traditional rituals, processions, and spiritual offerings. This article on Hello Odia provides all the important details of Chandan Yatra 2025, including its date, time, and cultural significance.

This Year Chandan Yatra 2025 Dates

This year 2025 Chandan Yatra begins in Akshaya Tritiya which falls in Hindu month of Baisaka (April and May ). In 2025 the festival will be held on Friday 2nd may which will held for 42 days including Bahara Chandan- first 21 days, where deities are taken on ceremonial boat rides outside the temple . bhitara Chandan Yatra-where last 21 days, rituals are continue inside the temple premises only.

Significance of Chandan Yatra

Chandan Yatra is celebrated from Akshay Trutiya and it takes 42 days to finish the festival, according to its name Chandan festival is in separable constituents are sandal( Chandan ) paste and water. The festival is celebrated in the month of Baisakh , which is extremely hot summer season days making sandal paste and water essential to keep us Cool.

In Chandan Yatra the lord deities are taken out of the temples in procession for holy boat in water, we believe that all land ceremonies must be ended only after the deities have an aquatic sojourn. The beautifully decorated boat or chappa of the deities are called “chapa” which are mainly red and white in colour and they reach celebrated Boat festivals are very common in the most of the temples of Vishnu and Shiva , mainly in South-Indian resign.

How Chandan Yatra is Celebrated in Odisha

In Chandan Jatra festivals the date is lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Madanmohan are given a sandalwood Chandan paste to lords body( adorned with a mixture of sandalwood paste, camphor, and saffron) to keep them cool. Mainly devotee waits for the procession to Narendra pookhari which is the Narendra tank where the deities are placed on a beautiful decorated boats called chappa and taken for the divine boat ride. Devotees from whole India and Orissa gather to witness this Grand festival, that’s filled with many rituals, peaceful devotional music, and cultural performances.

Rituals Performed During Chandan Yatra

Chandan jatra ia a festival of Deep belief and devotion & spiritual connections with Lord Jagannath this is 42 days long celebrated festival filled with rituals boat ride and offering symbolise the love and care of devotees to their beloved deity. Festival beautifully shows faith, cultureand Odisha richness in heritage. Chandan jatra show that service, love, and devotion form the essence of a meaningful spiritual journey.