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What are the names of the deities who accompany Lord Jagannath in the Rath Yatra?

Paper 1 · Comprehension UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (23.08.2024) Shift-I
Passage
Odisha has colourful fairs and festivals as numerous as the days of the year. The sacred journey of Lord Jagannath with brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra from the Jagannath Temple to the divine shrine called the Gundicha Temple is known as the Car Festival or the Rath Yatra. On this occasion the deities adorn three chariots named Nandigosha, Taladhwaja and Darpadalana respectively. They stay in the divine shrine for nine days and then return to the Jagannath Temple. This journey is called Bahuda Jatra. This grand festival of Odisha is visited by lakhs of devotees from India and abroad, who pull the sacred chariots from the Jagannath Temple to the Gundicha Temple and back on a broad road called Badadanda. The festival begins from the second day of the Shukla Paksha (bright half) in the month of Ashadha (June-July) every year. This festival of Lord Jagannath, who is worshipped as the lord of the universe, is celebrated not only in Puri but also in many other places in India and abroad.
What are the names of the deities who accompany Lord Jagannath in the Rath Yatra?
ASubhadra and Balabhadra ✓ Correct
BBalabhadra and Shiva
CSubhadra and Hidimba
DBalabhadra and Hidimba
Correct answer: (A) Subhadra and Balabhadra — Lord Jagannath is accompanied by Subhadra and Balabhadra, so that is the answer.
Explanation
Lord Jagannath is accompanied by Subhadra and Balabhadra, so that is the answer.
The passage describes the sacred journey of Lord Jagannath.
It says he travels with his brother Balabhadra and his sister Subhadra.
So the two accompanying deities are Subhadra and Balabhadra.
These three are taken out in the grand chariots.
So the correct answer is Subhadra and Balabhadra.

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