Puri Rath Yatra Commences with Conditional Approval of Supreme Court

The Supreme Court gave conditional approval to conduct the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra this year, which takes place in Puri, Odisha due to COVID-19. It limited the festival to beheld only in Puri, and attached a few stringent conditions for conducting the yatra.

Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra

  • The Rath Yatra, or the Chariot festival, is a 10-12-day annual celebration during which Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Balabhadra and younger sister Subhadra are taken in chariots to stay in the Gundicha Temple, 3 km away from the Jagannath temple, for nine days.
  • Asper one legend of Hindu mythology, the deities go to ....
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