Jagannath Rath Yatra 2023 Live: Railways run 857 special trains for 20 lakh pilgrims arriving in Puri

Jagannath Rath Yatra 2023 Live: The festival associated with Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Balabhadra, has started with great enthusiasm.

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Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra 2023 Live: Ratha Yatra, also known as the chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Balabhadra, is being celebrated today.

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It is one of the most important Hindu festivals, with the major celebration taking place in Puri, Odisha.

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This festival is held every year on the second day of the Shukla Paksha in June or July. LIVE updates here.

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Jagannath Rath Yatra 2023 Live: President, prime minister and Odisha CM greet people on the auspicious day

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As Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath start their nine-day sojourn to their aunt's place at Gundicha Temple in Puri on Tuesday,

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the president, prime minister, Odisha chief minister and several other leaders greeted the people on the occasion of the Rath Yatra.

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The three gigantic chariots are constructed every year afresh for the annual rath yatra, they are made by traditional carpenters with no formal training.

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They have no manuals, architectural drawings or modern machines, but a group of craftsmen make gigantic and identical chariots for Lord Jagannath

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