Ratha Jatra also referred to as Rathayatra or Chariot festival is any public procession in a chariot. The term particularly refers to the annual Rathajatra in Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and other East Indian states, particularly the Odia festival that involve a public procession with a chariot with deities Jagannath (Vishnu avatar), Balabhadra (his brother), Subhadra (his sister) and Sudarshana Chakra (his weapon) on a ratha, a wooden deula-shaped chariot.
Holy Temples: The Char Dham of Rameswaram, Dwarka, Puri, and Badrinath.
- Katra, home to the Vaishno Devi temple
- Puri home to Vaishnava Jagannath temple and Rath Yatra celebration
- Tirumala – Tirupati, home to the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
- Sabarimala home to Swami Ayyappan
- the Shakti Peethas
- the twelve Jyotirlingas
- the seven Sapta Puri
- the Pancha Bhoota Stalam