Rajeev Khandelwal to have a narrative on Rath Yatra on National Geographic !

On-screen character Rajeev Khandelwal is set to have a narrative titled “The Legend Of Jagannath”, which investigates the Indian religious celebration of Rath Yatra.

The hour-long narrative, to be publicized on National Geographic channel on July 4, will showcase the shading and services connected with Rath Yatra, a celebration in Odisha which includes moving divinities Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana on wooden chariots.

The Rath Yatra included in the narrative will demonstrate the custom of supplanting old icons of the divinities with new ones — a practice that happens after either eight, twelve or nineteen years.

Rajeev, who calls himself a nonbeliever, says he was interested to know more about the celebration and why it pulls in a few aficionados.

“I got a chance to witness something as colossal as this, which is an ideal open door and be a part of the Rath Yatra. I am a skeptic, which is the reason I needed to go. I needed to go there and see what acquires individuals such huge numbers and why,” Rajeev told columnists.

“I really went there and saw the confidence, the sheer experience… It’s hard to place it in words. Not that I changed over after that, but rather I comprehended the confidence that individuals have, their apprehension of god and their convictions,” he included.

The performing artist feels that a larger part of Indians trust in God, and that they have their own explanations behind having that confidence.

“You can perceive how it has changed their lives, their reality. A few people originate from remote corners of the nation just to go to the Yatra,” the 40-year-old said.

This narrative, which is a Nat Geo Exclusive, will showcase what happens off camera much before the genuine occasion. In this way, there’s a top to bottom investigation of the making of the new chariots and the new icons of the divinities — likewise clarifying why the presence of these gods is so distinctive.

“The Legend of Jagannanth” will recount the account of the craftsmen of the massive chariots, who as opposed to utilizing measuring tapes for development, have depended on the hundreds of years old custom of utilizing hand ranges for eras.

It will likewise showcase what it takes to have the tremendous occasion on such a major scale. The sustenance and also the security game plans for over a million of individuals going by will be touched upon. The narrative will likewise investigate the legend and the mythology that encompasses the inception of Jagannath.