Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urged CM Mohan Charan Majhi to take personal responsibility for the mishap during the pahandi procession in Puri, where Lord Balabhadra's idol slipped, injuring atleast nine servitors.
Devotees commenced the annual Rath Yatra by pulling giant chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, & Devi Subhadra from the Jagannath temple to the Gundicha temple, 2.5 km away. The event started at 5:20 pm after rituals by Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalanada Saraswati & Puri's titular king.
Lord Jagannath Temple Rath Yatra procession commenced in Ahmedabad today.
Servitors during Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra 2020 will use masks similar to the coloured cloths used in Raths. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has requested Boyanika, which represents the primary weavers’ cooperative societies of Odisha to make 5,000 masks on Friday.
Puri: More than seven lakh people Sunday thronged the streets in Odisha's temple town of Puri to witness the world famous Ratha Yatra, officials said.Although some rituals were performed behind schedule, the ratha yatra passed
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