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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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