Chariot Festival
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Jagannath Rath Yatra 2024: Know date, history and what’s special about this year’s chariot festival
Lifestyle | Jul 06, 2024, 12:51 PM ISTThe grand spectacle of the Jagannath Rath Yatra, also known as the Puri Rath Yatra, is upon us! This year, devotees will witness the majestic chariot procession in Puri, Odisha, starting on Sunday, July 7, 2024.
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Supreme Court allows Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri but conditions apply
News | Jun 22, 2020, 05:29 PM ISTThe Supreme Court is hearing a bunch of petitions seeking modification in its order in which it had stayed Lord Jagannath’s famous Rath Yatra in Odisha. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI), SA Bobde, said that Puri rath yatra will be held with coordination of Temple committee, State and central Govt without compromising with health issue.
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Pondy Lt Governor pulls chariot at temple festival Puducherry
India | Jun 13, 2019, 01:33 PM ISTPuducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi pulled the chariot amidst chanting of hymns by devotees at the 12th century temple in Villianur.
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Construction of chariots begins for Puri Ratha Yatra
India | May 03, 2014, 01:47 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The construction of three gigantic wooden chariots of Lord Jagannath has kicked off for the annual June 29 Rath Yatra, or chariot festival, at Odisha's Puri city, an official said Saturday.Going by tradition, the