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  Puri Rath Yatra: Construction of chariots for Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra begins

  India | May 17, 2021 9:52 IST

  The construction of three chariots of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhdra has begun in Puri.

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  Rath Yatra 2020 to be live streamed on Airtel Xstream

  Business | June 30, 2020 23:09 IST

  Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra 2020 in Puri is being carried out under the direction of the Supreme Court amid coronavirus pandemic. The yatra is still on and devotees of Lord Jagannath have their hearts and souls with their beloved deity. Airtel has decided to Live stream the Rath Yatra this year. 

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  Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra held in Puri under curfew

  India | June 23, 2020 21:11 IST

  For the first time in living memory, the gigantic chariots of Lord Jagannath and his celestial siblings rolled on the streets of Puri on Tuesday, a pale shadow of the grand spectacle, with the pilgrim town under curfew and the sea of devotees missing.  

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  Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra 2020: The Lord embarks on his journey

  India | June 23, 2020 23:13 IST

  World's biggest chariot festival - Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra - was held in Puri, Odisha under guidelines set by the Supreme Court of India. The deities of Lord Jagannath (also referred to as Bhagwan Vishnu), Balabhadra (his brother) and Subhadra (his sister) travelled on a chariot for a nine-day sojourn to Gundicha temple.

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  Jagannath Rath Yatra won't take place for the first time in 284 years, devotees heartbroken

  India | June 19, 2020 17:05 IST

  This will be the first time Jagannath Rath Yatra won't take place in last 284 years. There have been interruptions in organising of the Rath Yatra but it had been going on continuously since 1737. This year, the Yatra has been stopped keeping in mind the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Jagannath Rath Yatra rituals inside Puri temple premises, Odisha says will implement SC order

  India | June 19, 2020 11:10 IST

  Hours after Supreme Court stayed annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, the Odisha government said it would abide by the orders of the top court staying this year's Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri and elsewhere in the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine-day annual festival was scheduled to start from June 23.

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  Jagannath Rath Yatra: Elephants to pull world's largest chariot procession; Puri gives final touches

  India | June 15, 2020 11:11 IST

  Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra commemorates Jagannath's annual visit to Gundicha Temple via Mausi Maa Temple (maternal aunt's home) near Saradha Bali, Puri. As part of Ratha Yatra, the deities Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and younger sister Devi Subhadra, along with Sudarshan, are taken out in a procession out of the main shrine of Jagannath Temple and placed in the Ratha (Chariot) which are ready in front of the Temple.