The coastal town of Puri is alive with devotion and cultural fervour as preparations peak for the Bahuda Yatra, the return journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Goddess Subhadra to the Jagannath Temple from Shri Gundicha Temple on Saturday.
Today, June 28, marks the second day of the grand Jagannath Rath Yatra. As part of the tradition, the chariots of Lord Jagannath and his siblings are being pulled towards the Gundicha Temple, where the deities will rest for nine days before returning to the Jagannath Temple. Devotees from ac
The temple town of Puri is all set to witness the Jagannath Rath Yatra, 2025, that commences tomorrow.
During the festival, devotees draw the grand chariots of the three deities--Lord Jagannath, his brother Lord Balabhadra, and sister goddess Subhadra--to Gundicha Temple, where the deitie
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Devotees have already started gathering in large numbers, filling the galleries near the temple in anticipation of the Vahana Sevas, the traditional procession of deities on various vehicles.
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