Topic: Jagannath Yatra

In a post on X, he said the ‘unfortunate event’ occurred due to ‘eagerness among devotees, resulting in jostling and chaos’.

After being kept at Gundicha for 8 days, deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra have begun their 2-day journey back to Jagannath amid heavy security deployment.

The Cholas built massive temples dedicated to Shiva in Tamil Nadu, inspiring other kingdoms. But because they were too expensive to maintain, the Ganga dynasty in Odisha chose to patronise an existing local deity — Jagannath in Puri.

Since 1964, East Coast Railway's mechanical dept has been been involved in positioning & moving the 3 wooden, traditionally-built chariots of Jagannath Rath Yatra in a straight line.

The yatra will take place with strict adherence to Covid protocols and a curfew will be imposed on the entire yatra route from early morning till afternoon.

The official said as most of the servitors are in home isolation after testing positive for the infection and there is a shortage of knowledgeable people to perform rituals.

The famous Jagannath Rath Yatra festival began Tuesday after the Supreme Court allowed it, subject to certain conditions. Here is all you need to know about it.

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Supreme Court Monday had modified its earlier order and gave the go-ahead for the Rath Yatra. Samples of 1,143 servitors were tested & reports of others came out negative.

HC bench headed by Chief Justice Vikram Nath said the coronavirus situation in Ahmedabad cannot be compared to that in Puri or Odisha.