ath ▁Y atra ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁Trad itions ▁ ▁The ▁R ath s ▁( ch ari ots ) ▁were ▁made ▁from ▁co con ut ▁tree ▁by ▁the ▁dev ote es ▁of ▁K hal as ▁cas te ▁from ▁B har uch . ▁Ch ari ots ▁are ▁still ▁driven ▁by ▁people ▁from ▁that ▁cas te . ▁ ▁J al ay atra ▁J al ay atra ▁have ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁Jay est ha ▁Sh uk la ▁P urn ima ▁when ▁Jag ann ath , ▁Bal rama ▁and ▁Sub hd ra ▁symbol ically ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁mat ernal ▁uncle ' s ▁home ▁at ▁Sar ang pur , ▁Dar sh ana ▁in ▁temple ▁closed ▁that ▁day . ▁J al ay atra ▁of ▁Jag ann ath ▁to ▁Sab arm ati ▁river ▁come ▁with ▁a ▁process ion ▁and ▁perform ▁the ▁G anga ▁P oo jan , ▁returning ▁with ▁vessels ▁of ▁water ▁for ▁the ▁Ab his he ka ▁to ▁Jag ann ath . ▁After ▁performing ▁the ▁Sh od ash op char ▁P oo jan ▁Vid hi ▁by ▁chant ing ▁the ▁v edic ▁mant ras , ▁symbol ically ▁the ▁Lord ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁His ▁mat ernal ▁uncle ’ s ▁home . ▁ ▁Net ro ts av ▁Before ▁two ▁days ▁prior ▁to ▁R ath ▁Y atra , ▁Net ro ts av ▁rit ual ▁on ▁id ols ▁of ▁is ▁conducted . ▁According ▁to ▁belief , ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁de ities ▁are ▁affected ▁with ▁conj unct iv itis , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁e ating ▁of ▁J amb