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Shobha Yatra

I removed an unsourced claim that said that chariot processions are also called "Shobha Yatra". They are not. They are rather called "Rath Yatras".

"Shobha Yatra" seems to be some nouveau concept, whose origins I can't tell yet. The earliest occurrence I can find it archive.org is from 1976. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 22:19, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Another source from the same year suggests that it has to do with "royal pomp and glory". -- Kautilya3 (talk) 22:23, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There is no mention of "Shobha Yatra" in Flood, Cush-Robinson or even Klostermaier. I think that settles it. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 22:44, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Here is another interesting source, which seems authentic:

The Akharas march to the river with great pomp and show with a number of elephants, camels, horses, musicians, and palanquins carrying the naked Nagas. Their Acharya Mandaleshwara who rides an elephant wearing a crown is led in this royal procession called shobha yatra or syahi. While the procession is thus led the Nagas shout: Om Namah Parbatipatya Har.^[1]

This suggests that this is a cult practice, not mainstream Hinduism. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 23:48, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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^ Surajit Sinha; Baidyanath Saraswati (1978). Ascetics of Kashi: An Anthropological Exploration. N.K. Bose Memorial Foundation. pp. 154–. OCLC 1045990538.

Significance

Hey fellow Wikipedians!

I saw that there is a "Significance section" in this article. I think it should be removed and incorporated in the lead. Plus, the article talks about rituals that are performed regarding Surya (sun deity). This information should be placed in the "celebrations" section in my opinion since it's not really addressing the "significance" or "importance" of Ram Navami.

Would appreciate your thoughts! Chilicave (talk) 18:06, 30 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Surajit Sinha; Baidyanath Saraswati (1978). Ascetics of Kashi: An Anthropological Exploration. N.K. Bose Memorial Foundation. pp. 154–. OCLC 1045990538.

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