Stage Set For Annual Rath Yatra In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of devotees have started thronging to pilgrim town Puri in Odisha as Lord Jagannath and his two siblings - elder brother Balabhadra and younger sister Subhadra - are ready for their annual nine-day Rath Yatra beginning on Thursday. All roads are leading to the beach town as the stage is set for the annual chariot festival. Three majestic chariots, Nandighosa (Lord Jagannath), Taladwaja (Balabhadra) and Darpadalan (Subhadra), have been kept ready in front of the 12th century shrine, which will be pulled by lakhs of devotees on Thursday. The annual rath yatra, which will commence from Jagannath temple, will conclude at Shree Gundichatemple considered as the aunt’s place of the deities. (IANS)

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