No Rath Yatra in Simdega for second consecutive year | Ranchi News
GUMLA: Simdega district, which shares borders with Odisha and has the oldest history of Rath Yatra in Jharkhand dating back to the 14th century, did not celebrate the festival for the second consecutive year on Monday because of the restrictions put in place to control Covid-19. In the 14th century, a descendant of the Puri king shifted to Bolwa and later his sons settled at Udte Keshalpur and finally at Birugarh in Simdega which shares the boundary with Odisha. “It is the second consecutive year when the Rath Yatra couldn’t be held in Simdega. Only prayer was offered by temple priests,...
Source: indiatimes.com