Odisha artist creates world's smallest Jagannath Rath Yatra chariots using mustard seeds

An artist from Odisha's Kandhamal district has created what he claims are the world's smallest Jagannath Rath Yatra chariots using nearly 300 mustard seeds. N. Pratyush Kumar Choudhury, from Phulbani, spent six days crafting miniature chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, with the tallest measuring just 1.5 centimetres.

The artwork is inspired by an ancient legend of Lord Jagannath. According to Pratyush, mustard seeds hold special significance in the story of Neelamadhab, where Brahmin Vidyapati scattered them while searching for the hidden deity, and the sprouting seeds later helped him trace the path.