Lakhs of devotees from all across the country came together in procession to celebrate the nine-day journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra to Gundicha Temple and back to their abode. The Jagannath temple in Puri saw a huge number of devotees from across the country and abroad who came to witness the celebrations. Processions across various states including Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir were taken out to mark the celebration of this day. The yatra is taken out every year on Ashadhi Bij, the second day of Ashad month, as per the Hindu calendar. Rath yatra Besides the three chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balram and sister Subhadra, the yatra procession comprised of 18 decorated elephants, 101 trucks with tableaux, members of 30 religious groups and 18 singing troupes. (PTI Photo) A mahout paints his elephant on the eve of the annual chariot procession, outside the Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad. (...
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