
CAR FESTIVAL AT PURI
Lithograph on Paper
Circa
1950
Size (cms)
62.3 X 100
Artist
Anonymous
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Publisher
Directorate of Advertising And Visual Publicity, Ministry Of I. & B.
Printer
Bombay Fine Art Offset & Litho Works, Bombay
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This vintage travel poster highlights the Rath Yatra (Car Festival) in Puri, India, celebrating the journey of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra from Jagannath Temple to Gundicha Temple. The festival features grand chariots, with Nandighosa carrying Lord Jagannath. Devotees pull the chariots through Puri’s streets, attracting millions of pilgrims. Printed by Bolton Fine Art, the poster shows the festival procession in front of Jagannath Temple. This poster was published by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, established on August 15, 1947, with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as its first minister, promotes government schemes through media and the arts.
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