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Jagannath Yatra Commences In Puri, Thousands Of Devotees Join, Adequate Arrangements Made At Mega-Religious Event

Thousands of devotees moved to Puri in Odisha as the annual ‘Ratha Jatra’ of Lord Jagannath started on Tuesday. The mega-religious event was carefully planned with adequate arrangements by the government of Odisha.

On this special day, Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Dharmendra Pradhan had a meeting with Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Tuesday morning.

Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra is set to commence after the installation of the three deities on decorated chariots. Lord Jagannath’s chariot is known as Nandighosha, Lord Balabhadra’s chariot is called Taladhwaja, and Goddess Subhadra’s chariot is named Darpadalan. These magnificent chariots are pulled by a multitude of devoted individuals.Rath Yatra 2023 will end on June 21 at 7:09 pm.

At Jagannath Mandir in Hauz Khas, Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu led prayers to mark the start of the Yatra from Delhi.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik also posted a video of himself wishing everyone an auspicious Rath Yatra. “My best wishes to all on the auspicious occasion of the Holy Rath Yatra. With the blessings of the Lord and your cooperation, let us pave the way for the development of New Odisha,” the CM wrote as a caption to his video on Twitter.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, meanwhile, took to Twitter to offer prayers and wishes. “Rath Yatra greetings to everyone. As we celebrate this sacred occasion, may the divine journey of Lord Jagannath fill our lives with health, happiness and spiritual enrichment,” the Prime Minister wrote in his tweet with a video of the Yatra.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended wishes on Twitter. In his tweet penned in Hindi, the Home Minister wrote, “Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra is a very auspicious festival of Sanatan culture, which is celebrated with great devotion by crores of devotees of the country. Best wishes to everyone on Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra. May this festival of Rath Yatra bring peace, prosperity and prosperity into everyone’s life. Jai Jagannath.”

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