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Subhadra the goddess

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The abducted bride is one of the three deities of the Puri chariot festival.

At Puri, Subhadra is one of the Jagannath triad with a yellow face, her own Ratha Yatra chariot Dvarpadalana, and is identified with Yogamaya. At Bhadrajun in Rajasthan she is worshipped as Dhumda Mata, linked to her wedding.

Who: Subhadra, Jagannath, Balabhadra

Bound to

Three tellings of Subhadra's abduction teaches

Places: Puri, Bhadrajun, Rajasthan

Where this comes from

• devotional · Wikipedia: Subhadra

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