Rath Yatra underway in Puri, priest urges devotees to watch live telecast

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Puri (Odisha), June 23 (ANI): The annual Jagannath Rath Yatra is underway in Puri without massive attendance of devotees, amid the coronavirus pandemic and curfew in Puri. The city had started preparations since Monday night after the Supreme Court allowed the festival to be held with conditions. “It is a beautiful site to view, devotees all over country can view it through live telecast,” said a priest.The Yatra celebrates the annual journey of Lord Jagannath and his two siblings from the 12th-century Jagannath Temple to Gundicha Temple their aunt's home, some 2.5 kilometres away.

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