Radharani - A Novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

This is a famous story by Sahityasamrat Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Most of us know the story. I read it for the first time during student life. 

Recently I saw the name of the story on Youtube as audiobook by Mirchi Bangla Youtube Channel. As we know that this story begins on the day of Rathyatra, so this year I listened to the story on the occasion of Rathyatra. It was such a nice experience that brought a smile on my face.

 The sweetness of the story, the purity of the feelings of both Rukmini Kumar and Radharani capture our heart. We feel their emotions and we feel happy when they meet at the end of the story. 

Listening the story on the Rathyatra day made it a special experience for me and enhanced my enjoyment.

With lots of love for all,

Jai Shri Krishna.

Rathyatra 2025

Shri Jagannath Rathyatra is a unique festival when the Lord of the world comes out of his temple to meet the devotees. Devotees eagerly wait for this day to have darshan of their favourite Lord. Like every year, this year also Rathyatra took place in Puri Dham. Doordarshan National airs the live video and commentary of Rathyatra every year. The anchors use Hindi, English and Sanskrit language in their commentary. They give very detailed information about the ritual. So I always enjoy listening to it. This time Rathyatra was delayed due to heavy crowd. So the yatra could not be completed on that day. The yatra was finished on the next day when Shri Jagannath, Shri Balbhadra and Devi Subhadra reached Gundicha temple. After seven days, Bahuda yatra, Suna besha, Adhara pana and Niladri Bije- all these celebrations took place generating bliss to the devotees. Many vloggers and live telecast from different media agencies covered all these celebrations during these days. In this way devotees get the chance to experience these special darshans of all the three deities through Rathyatra festival.

Jai Jagannath.