Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra News

The holy city of Odisha`s Puri is all set to celebrate the famous Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath today The Raths of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra have been stationed in front of the Singha Dwara of the Shreemandira The Ratha Yatra festival takes place every year on the second day of the Shukla Paksha in the months of June or July. This year the festival falls on July 1

The Jagannath Rath Yatra commenced this year amid strict COVID protocol on July 12. Much like last year, this time around too administration took extra efforts to ensure safety measures are in place. It is a 15-day long affair that is attended by lakhs of devotees who throng the temple town of Puri, Odisha to seek the blessings of the Lord.

In a letter to the Odisha government, the Home Ministry said the activity of chariot construction was allowed to be undertaken in the 'Ratha Khala', which is situated on both sides of the Grand Road in front of the Jagannath temple office and the Sri Nahar palace, subject to fulfilling conditions.