With the end of June coming soon the monsoon season has showered on many a occasions to make out lives fresh and delightful from the rage of summer. Here at Maac Kolkata we celebrates Ratha Yatra competition being held at the centre.

1. Rath Yatra 2017Competition Celebrated At
Maac Kolkata
With the end of June coming soon the monsoon season has showered on many
a occasions to make out lives fresh and delightful from the rage of summer.
Here at Maac Kolkata we celebrates Ratha Yatra competition being held at the
center.
Monsoon, the queen of seasons is not just an ordinary season.
It brings delight to many a faces; the farmers look forward for this season as
their silver lining, the availability of fresh water in water bodies like ponds
and river; and the underground water table, with all of these factors
cumulatively contributing to the health of the economy of India.
Monsoon brings many a joy, like the increase of Hilsa the tastiest fish ever,
then there is the famous Rath Yatra scheduled to be held in Odisha's pilgrim
town Puri held hugely every year, where people from all across the country
try to visit just to get a touch of the ropes of the chariots pulled from the
Jagannath Temple.

2. Many a mythical tales related to Rath Yatra's origins exist that reflect the
socio-religious thinking and beliefs of the people of that region.
Gleeful devotees celebrated this day when Lord Krishna, after the triumph
over the inglorious uncle Kangsa, gave their darshan in Mathura in a chariot
with his brother, Balaram.
Whereas followers in Dwarika celebrate this day as Lord Krishna, with
Balaram, took Subhadra – their sister, for a ride on a chariot to show the city's
splendid beauty.
Ratha-yatra is derived from the Sanskrit words, Ratha which means the
chariot or carriage, and yatra which means voyage or excursion. In other
native Indian languages such as Odia, the phonetic equivalents are used, such
as rotho and jatra.
Many a chariots have been famous in the pages of history and television. From
Arjuna’s chariot rode the fiercest on battle field, to the chariot Alexander rode
on to come to India.
To the Ben Hur’s chariot to Bhallaldeva’s chariot they all have been
outstanding, outrageously intersting and piece of art, but to commemorate the
iconic chariot festival at Maac Kolkata with MAAC Chowringhee, Kakurgachi
and Rashbehari had organised a little occasion where the students gathered
together to rejoice their childhood.
With the esteemed faculties having being actively participant over the
occasion the students felt a gasp of relief as it were their first time at
something like this.
They were given the chance to relive their days back when they at the
evening accompanied by their parents got out on the road and and pulled the
mighty chariot their little hands could pull.
They had in them the idols of Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra ; and pulled
them to their maternal uncles house.
As little ones we enjoyed this a lot and looked forward to this day every year.

3. So on 23rd and 24th of June the students at Maac Kolkata were given the task
of building their dream Rath (chariot).
Excited students were very happy and got engaged with the work in their
hands, all of them brought their bits and pieces of craft-able material to build
chariot they thought could quench their thirst of chariot building. Colourful
papers, little thermocol balls, glittered ribbons, it was a gala time.
The two day event brought a tremendous response and students taking
interest made the administration very happy and proud.
The students were gathered in the venue after lunch and were given the space
they required and they shone bright with creativity.
All their eyes and hand busy with the prop in hand. The seriousness and
dedication led them to make some of the most stunning and great creations.
We can see an elegant creation of a pillar based chariot, with greenery cast on
the two storeys of the chariot.
The marvelous red flag on top looks stunning and the deer horn emblem on
the chariot smartly symbolises the loving bond of Lord Krishna with nature as

4. he is seen in many pictures with a deer and a cow. Sweata Roy has done an
beautiful job.
Askash Das here has made an towering chariot similar to the ones in
Jagannath Dham at Puri.
The pyramidal structure on the straw based support is an excellent
combination; with the toothpicked wheels and base covered with numerous
thermocol balls Aakash certainly has done a wonderful job.
The patterns in the pyramidal structure equally attractive and it’s one of a
kind chariot.

5. Now we see Diya Das holding her chariot with pride and accomplishment.
The chariot looks gorgeous and is decorated to with a colourful range of
structures.
The resting seat in the chariot resembles the throne like structures in kingly
palaces, the flowery decor on the our side is much appreciated by the eye of
the beholder, the crown looking roof is very similar to the ages of
Mahabharata and Ramayan where horse pulled chariots were symbols of
royalty.

6. The wheels were cleverly crafted from thermocol cubes wrapped in with
paper ribbons. And the swan figurines personifies our dreamier depths and
feelings.
Priyanka Sen has also made a beautiful chariot, with the colour purple used
overall signifies the close touch to Lord Krishna’s attire, and the bell hanging
from the roof looks pretty neat.
The garland dressing from each corner is soothing to eye and brings a bit of
serenity to our soul.

7. Other participants like Peacock pulled chariot by Sagar Biswas proud student
of Maac Kolkata, the jewelled red chariot by Somarita Poddar all the other
participants who wholeheartedly joined this crusade to bring back the days of
our .
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Childhood back they all deserve a sincere thanks.
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to
add color to my sunset sky” as Rabindranath Tagore said so we wish and
monsoon to add colour to everyone's heart and soul.
Maac Kolkata has been leading students to a better prospect and ushering
them with every ounce of knowledge on the diverse field of 2D and 3D based
entertainment.
Maac Kolkata bothers to bring back nostalgia and a touch of sensitivity
everyone's life because Maac Kolkata cares, as cultural critic James Wolcott
wisely said “Everyone is entitled to his own Nostalgia”.
So are you a creative person by heart and soul then just come quickly and hold
our hands at Maac Kolkata. We promise you to give your dream career.