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So some sly tweets and shades thrown at me for calling out the anti-science part of conducting Puri #rathajatraJatra this year. Official inconsistencies about the positive cases notwithstanding, some basic science education for the smarter-by-the-half folks. #Odisha
Firstly, one can start spread of #coronavirus 3 days prior to showing symptoms, in fact maximally infective a day prior to appearance of symptoms. Both asymptomatic & pre-symptomatic can spread. 4-32% in results by WHO. #rathajatra #COVID19
China & Singapore data shows pre-symptomatic spread accounts for 50 to 75% of the spread. Asymptomatic infection has been shown to be be from 4-32% in studies reported by WHO. #covidscience #Odisha
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జగన్నాథ రథయాత్ర - పురుషోత్తమ దేవుడు - పద్మావతిల పరిణయం - వరదరాజమ్మ

14-16వ శతాబ్దంలో కటకం రాజధానిగా పాలించారు గజపతులు. కటకం నుండి కావేరి వరకు బంగాళాఖాత తీర ప్రాంతం ఒకప్పుడు వీరి ఎలుబడిలో ఉండేది.
గజపతులు తమను తాము పూరీ జగన్నాథుని దాసులుగా భావించేవారు. #RathaJatra #RathaYatra
అందుకు సూచనగా రథ యాత్ర సమయంలో రాజు జగన్నాథ, బలభద్ర, సుభద్రాదేవి ల రథాన్ని ఊడ్చే సంప్రదయం ఉంది. ఈ సంప్రదాయాన్ని 'చేర పహారా' అంటారు
పురుషోత్తమ దేవ మహారాజు అతిగొప్ప గజపతిరాజుల్లో ఒకరు. కంచి రాజ్య యువరాణి పద్మావతి. ఆమెను పెండ్లాడాలని తలచిన పురుషోత్తమదేవుడు కంచి రాజుకు కబురు పంపాడు
రాజే స్వయంగా చీపురు పట్టే 'చేర పహారా ' సంప్రదాయం గురించి తెలుసుకున్న కంచి రాజు తన కుమార్తెను ఒక 'పనివాడికి' ఇవ్వడానికి ఒప్పుకోడు. విషయం తెలుసుకున్న పురుషోత్తమ దేవుడు ఇది తనకు, తన రాజ్యానికి ముఖ్యంగా తాము కొలిచే దేవుళ్ళకు అవమానంగా భావించాడు.
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Nabakalebara bibhrata & the decision to stop #RathaJatra are not comparable. This decision, though taken by the SC, has been facilitated by the state govt. But only a naive would believe that govt had any real influence, on the people who were responsible for the bibhrata
All said, there is a reason behind this decision. We can only debate the way it could have been conducted and the government's confidence to pull it off smoothly.

Can anyone give a single reason behind the Nabakalebara bibhrata, except ego, infightings and greed of some people?
There is no conspiracy in either. The government simply was not confident about pulling it off. And those of you who are from Puri, know what has been happening in the last few days, in the shops, houses, and lodges....is the government such a fool?
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The #RathaJatra festival is being celebrated at the Jagannath temple in Puri, Odisha today. For those who want to learn more about the temple's heritage and how it functions, @GrassRoutesJnys conducts an insightful immersive tour of the Old City around it: grassroutesjourneys.com/html/tour_puri…
One of the highlights is visiting the potters colony, which provides about 15,000 new clay pots to the temple every day. They're used for cooking the 56 different dishes that are offered as holy food to the deity and later sold to devotees as mahaprasad.
Men carry the pots of all sizes to the temple in baskets on their heads. They walk barefooted for purity. It's an astonishing and captivating sight. The men must be so strong!
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Every year for the #RathaJatra, three huge rathas or chariots are made by artisans in Puri. Traditionally they are divided into seven categories, called sapta-rathakāras, 'seven makers of the ratha'. These traditional craftsmen hence preserve the ancient art of making rathas.
This thread is about the rathakāras, their functions and how these units of servitor-artisans work separately yet together to build the harmonious rathas. #RathaJatra
1. Mukhya Mahāraṇā or Guṇākāra (ମୁଖ୍ୟ ମହାରଣା ବା ଗୁଣାକାର) : Three maharanas plan, engineer and supervise the construction of the three rathas respectively. The method of building a ratha in the Kalingan idiom is a very specialised skill, carefully preserved for centuries.
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