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Timber comes from designated forests, sought through the Banajaga Yatra ritual and worked entirely by hand, with no machinery.
The yellow stripes reflect Jagannath's identification with Krishna as Pitambara. The 16 wheels are read as cycles of time and cosmic directions; the chariot is the body and Jagannath the soul.
Lord Jagannath's chariot and the largest of the three: about 45 feet high and 45 feet square at wheel level, with 16 wheels each about seven feet in diameter, covered in red and yellow cloth. Its flag is Trailokyamohini, its crest Garuda, and it is drawn by four white wooden horses. Nine parsva devatas are painted on its sides. Also called Garudadhwaja or Kapidhwaja.