With chants of 'Hari Bol' and 'Jay Jagannath', the three holy deities--Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were brought by their servitors from the Gundicha temple and placed on the chariots for the annual nine-day sojourn.
The Yatra symbolises the end of the nine-day sojourn of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra. The deities will return to Sri Mandir from Sri Gundicha temple in three different chariots pulled by devotees.
The 'Ratna Bhandar' (Treasure Trobe) of the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri is set to be opened at 1:28 pm on Sunday, following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the Odisha government, said Inspection Committee Chairman Justice Biswanath Rath.
The Odisha government today is set to unlock the 'Ratna Bhandar' (Treasure Trobe) of the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri after more than four decades to carry out the inventorization of valuables, including pieces of jewellery stored there.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav participated in the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Gwalior on Saturday and congratulated ISKCON for organising the event.
Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo has said that from day one when the BJP government assumed office, the work of implementing the promises in the election manifesto has started. He pointed out that the first decision of the government was to open the gates of the Lord Jagannath temp
"Chief Minister Majhi expressed deep grief over the death of a devotee named Lalitha Bagarti of Saitala block of Balangir district due to the crowd during the procession today and expressed his condolences to the bereaved family," read the post by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).