Summary:
Devotees pulling the chariot of Jagannath, Subhadra and Balabhadra at the rath yatra organised in Puducherry on Saturday. Starting early on Saturday morning, Pondicherry Utkal Samaj recreated the Jagannath Rath Yatra celebrations of Puri in Puducherry through a day-long rituals and cultural programmes. He added that the rath yatra is the most famous festival of Lord Jagannath which starts 15 days after ‘snana purnima.’“The deities are supposed to fall sick with fever after a bath. Office bearers of Pondicherry Utkal Samaj Srikant Khatua and Kulamani Panigrahi were present. The ritual of drawing the chariot began at 5 p.m.
when thousands of devotees in Puducherry offered their prayers..