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Prabhu Balabhadra Taladhwaja Ratha: Unique characteristics you should know

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Taladhwaja Chariot Other names : Haladhwaja / Langaladhwaja Who gave the Chariot : In Palm forest , Demigods gifted Balabhadra Creator of Chariot : Maya No. Of wood pieces used in construction : 732- 631 Height : 39 ft 4 inches(31 hands and 10fingers) No. Of wheels-14 No.of spokes-14 Radius of each wheel : 6.5ft Colour : Bluish green and Red Chief Deities : Badathakura Balabhadra , Rama & Krishna Shape of Bhadra Peetha-Ashtadala Padma Ayudha : Hala & Musala Sarathi (Charioteer) : Matali Protector : Basudeva & Bhaskar God- Sesha Sayi Goddess- Ketubhadra Shakti – Jayadurga & Suli Durga Bhairava : Khetrapala On top : Ananata Naga Paalaka- Adisesha Jakhya- Prachanda Name of rope : Basuki Name of 4 horses : Tibra, Ghora ,Dighasrama , Swamnava Gandharva : Hu-Hu Dwarapala : Nanda & Sunada Name of flag -Unmani Pratihar : Susila & Atisila Name of Dadhinauti : Bhubana Kosha Sages on Rishi pata : Angira, Poulastya , Pulaha , Agasti , Aatreya , Kasyap , Mudgala Murdhare : Ketu bhadra Chara Debata : Bramha & Siba Charana : Mahasiddhi & Ulemi Garvadhiswar Astashakti : Tungi , Tungabhadra , Prabha , Suprabha , Dhatri , Bidhatri , Nanda , Sunanda Symbol on the flag : Astadala Padma , Tala / Darpan The invisible Chakra of the Ratha : Kala sanhar / Pinaka Parrots on the top : Sradha & Biswasa Ratna of Ratha : Markata The 3 Kalasa atop Ratha : Surya , Chandra , Bidyut The 4 Kumbhas of Ratha : Bhubana , Pruthivi , Biswa , Chakrayudha. Hrung Bija The upasak of brahma Sadan : Siba & Narada Ratha Pitha : Meru Kailash Total Square feet of Ratha Pitha : 34sq feet Ratha Dhipa : Bruhat Nasa Apsaras on the Ratha : Jayaa , Bijaya ,Chanda , Chandarupaa , Nanda , Aananda , Sunanda & Tilottama. Parswa Devatas : Gajantaka, 22 armed Nrusingha, Balarama, Nrutya Ganapati, Lakshmana, Natambara Shiva, Kartikeya, Pralambari, Ananta Basudeva According to Silapa Sastra , having Darshan of Badathakura Balabhadra on Taladhwaja devotees gets rids of every Bighna(Obstructions) in their life#jagannath#ratha yatra#2k19#puri#odisha #moodisha #bhubaneswarbuzz #odishaphotographers #odishatourismofficial#eodisha🙏

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Taladhwaja Chariot

Other names : Haladhwaja / Langaladhwaja

Who gave the Chariot : In Palm forest , Demigods gifted Balabhadra

Creator of Chariot : Maya

No. Of wood pieces used in construction : 732- 631

Height : 39 ft 4 inches(31 hands and 10fingers)

No. Of wheels-14

No.of spokes-14

Radius of each wheel : 6.5ft

Colour : Bluish green and Red

Chief Deities : Badathakura Balabhadra , Rama & Krishna

Shape of Bhadra Peetha-Ashtadala Padma

Ayudha : Hala & Musala

Sarathi (Charioteer) : Matali

Protector : Basudeva & Bhaskar

God- Sesha Sayi

Goddess- Ketubhadra

Shakti – Jayadurga & Suli Durga

Bhairava : Khetrapala

On top : Ananata Naga

Paalaka- Adisesha

Jakhya- Prachanda

Name of rope : Basuki

Name of 4 horses : Tibra, Ghora ,Dighasrama , Swamnava

Gandharva : Hu-Hu

Dwarapala : Nanda & Sunada

Name of flag -Unmani

Pratihar : Susila & Atisila

Name of Dadhinauti : Bhubana Kosha

Sages on Rishi pata : Angira, Poulastya , Pulaha , Agasti , Aatreya , Kasyap , Mudgala

Murdhare : Ketu bhadra

Chara Debata : Bramha & Siba

Charana : Mahasiddhi & Ulemi

Garvadhiswar Astashakti : Tungi , Tungabhadra , Prabha , Suprabha , Dhatri , Bidhatri , Nanda , Sunanda

Symbol on the flag : Astadala Padma , Tala / Darpan

The invisible Chakra of the Ratha : Kala sanhar / Pinaka

Parrots on the top : Sradha & Biswasa

Ratna of Ratha : Markata

The 3 Kalasa atop Ratha : Surya , Chandra , Bidyut

The 4 Kumbhas of Ratha : Bhubana , Pruthivi , Biswa , Chakrayudha. Hrung Bija

The upasak of brahma Sadan : Siba & Narada

Ratha Pitha : Meru Kailash

Total Square feet of Ratha Pitha : 34sq feet

Ratha Dhipa : Bruhat Nasa

Apsaras on the Ratha : Jayaa , Bijaya ,Chanda , Chandarupaa , Nanda , Aananda , Sunanda & Tilottama. Parswa Devatas : Gajantaka, 22 armed Nrusingha, Balarama, Nrutya Ganapati, Lakshmana, Natambara Shiva, Kartikeya, Pralambari, Ananta Basudeva

According to Silapa Sastra , having Darshan of Badathakura Balabhadra on Taladhwaja devotees gets rids of every Bighna(Obstructions) in their life

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