Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday directed officials to emphasise effective crowd management and seamless information flow during the upcoming Bahuda Yatra, the return journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and other deities to the Shree Jagannath Temple, scheduled to be held on July 24 in Puri. Bahuda Yatra is one of the most significant events of the annual Rath Yatra festival, during which lakhs of devotees pull the chariots o…
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Ahmedabad, July 17 (IANS) The Ahmedabad City Police reunited 64 children who had gone missing during the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra with their parents and guardians after deploying 17 public assistance centres along the procession route to help devotees and respond to emergencies, officials said on Friday. According to the officials, the temporary ‘Jan Sahayata Kendras’ (Public Assistance Centres) were established at key points on the Rath Yatra route to assist the large number of devotees atten…
Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) The Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha Police, Y.B. Khurania, on Friday advised aged devotees and those not keeping well to avoid visiting Puri during the ongoing Rath Yatra, citing the massive influx of pilgrims to the holy coastal town. Speaking to media persons, Khurania also appealed to devotees not to bring children under 1 and 2 years of age when coming to Puri for the darshan of the holy siblings, stressing that the advisory was issued in the interest of …
Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) The Odisha government has confirmed the deaths of two devotees but denied reports of any stampede-like incident during the annual Rath Yatra festival, which commenced in the holy coastal town of Puri with the participation of lakhs of pilgrims from across the state, the country and abroad. As per an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the world famous Ratha Yatra 2026 of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, Mahaprabhu Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and C…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) The 149th annual Jagannath Rath Yatra concluded on Thursday after the chariots carrying Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra returned to the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in the Jamalpur area, bringing to a close one of Gujarat’s largest religious processions. The procession, which began in the early hours of the day following traditional rituals at the temple, travelled along its customary route through Ahmedabad before returning to the temple by evenin…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) More than 200 Jagannath Rath Yatras were taken out across Gujarat on Thursday, with the state’s major 149th annual procession in Ahmedabad concluding peacefully after travelling along its traditional route from the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur area and returning to the temple by evening. Besides Ahmedabad, Rath Yatras were organised in cities and towns including Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Morbi, Vadodara and several other districts, with lakhs of devotee…
Gandhinagar, July 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday reviewed the progress of Ahmedabad’s 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra in real time via the Chief Minister’s Dashboard, overseeing the procession’s movement and security arrangements after flagging off the annual yatra earlier in the day. After performing the traditional ‘Pahind Vidhi’ at the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in the Jamalpur area and flagging off the procession, Patel returned to his official residence in Gand…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) Emergency medical teams had responded to 53 incidents during Ahmedabad’s 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra as of Thursday evening, with fainting continuing to account for the highest number of medical emergencies reported along the procession route. According to the latest update from EMRI 108, a total of 53 cases had been attended to during the procession.Of these, 18 were cases of fainting, followed by seven requiring first aid, five cases each of falls and breathing problem…
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) The world-famous annual Rath Yatra festival began in the holy coastal town of Puri in Odisha on Thursday with the commencement of the Pahandi Bije ritual of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra, ahead of the scheduled time.The holy siblings, along with other deities during the Pahandi Bije ritual, are being escorted out from the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple to their respective decorated chariots in a grand ceremonial procession w…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) The 149th annual Jagannath Rath Yatra commenced from the historic Shree Jagannath Mandir in Ahmedabad’s Jamalpur on Thursday, with thousands of devotees gathering in the early hours to witness one of Gujarat’s largest religious processions.The temple premises were illuminated with decorative lights, creating a festive atmosphere as devotees began arriving well before dawn for prayers and the ceremonial departure of the chariots carrying Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra a…