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Jagannath Rath Yatra 2021 Begins: Devotees Devastated At Being Barred For Second Year Running Jagannath Rath Yatra 2021: Had it not been for the restrictions imposed by the Covid pandemic, lakhs of devotees would have converged to the holy town of Puri in Odisha Sandeep Sahu 12 July 2021, Last Updated at 12:26 pm Biswaranjan Msihra Sandeep Sahu 2021-07-12T11:08:07+05:30 Jagannath Rath Yatra 2021 Begins: Devotees Devastated At Being Barred For Second Year Running outlookindia.com 2021-07-12T12:26:23+05:30 Also read The Parijas of Bhubaneswar had left ...

Pulling of the holy chariots will start at 3 pm Monday. (Photo: PTI) As countdown begins for the second consecutive devotees-less Ratha Jatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, the district administration imposed curfew from 8 PM of Sunday for two days, official sources said. The administration imposed curbs across the 3-km long Grand Road from Shree Jagannath Temple to Sri Gunducha Temple where all activities excluding medical emergencies are prohibited. As many as 65 platoons (1 platoon comprise 30 personnel) were deployed for the smooth conduct of the Lords annual festival amidst prevailing Covid-...

Rath Yatra 2021 Begins Today: No Devotees Allowed, Tight Security Arrangement in Place For the second consecutive year, the annual Rath Yatra will be held without the participation of devotees and only those servitors who test negative for Covid-19 would be allowed to participate in pulling of the chariots in the wake of the pandemic. Outlook Web Bureau 12 July 2021, Last Updated at 11:09 am File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-07-12T09:34:52+05:30 Rath Yatra 2021 Begins Today: No Devotees Allowed, Tight Security Arrangement in Place outlookindia.com 2...

Puri will remain out of bounds for tourists with the imposition of curfew from 8pm on Sunda BHUBANESWAR: The restrictions forced by the Covid-19 pandemic could not dull the fervour of the Rath Yatra with the deities of the Jagannath temple in Puri set to embark on a nine-day journey to their birthplace, the Gundicha Temple,on Monday marking the beginning of the state’s biggest festival. While the 12th century shrine’s centuries-old rituals have remained unaffected by the pandemic, the buzz of devotees on the Grand Road or Bada Danda, as the locals call it, is missing owing to the ban on ...

Wait almost over BHUBANESWAR: With barely a day left for for the much-awaited Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings in Puri on Monday, the government is pulling out all stops to ensure that preparations are completed on time. Security has been stepped up in the pilgrim town ahead of the nine-day festival. Reviewing the situation, ADG (law and order) R K Sharma on Saturday said, “Sixty-five platoons of forces will be deployed in Puri, which has been divided into 12 zones. Four of the 12 zones will be between the Jagannath Temple and the Gundicha Temple, to and from which the three c...