Deities being adorned with gemstones for rath yatra
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Prayagraj: With barely two days left for the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra, organised by the members of Shri Jaganath Ji Rath Yatra Mahotsav Samiti (Bada Rath), deities are being adorned with jewellery, including precious gemstone and pearls (moti), to enhance their divine presence and symbolise auspiciousness and prosperity.
A team of 10 artists is working round the clock to decorate the deities' idols, crowns, thrones, masks, etc., with precious gemstone and pearls worth lakhs of rupees. The rath yatra will be taken out in the city on June 27.
President of the samiti, Krishna Bhagwan Kesarwani, told TOI that hectic activities are underway to complete all preparations, and the yatra will be taken out in the city from Hewett Road to Mutthiganj Chota Chauraha with full religious fervour.
He, however, claimed, "We have also completed all preparations for the seven days deities' special shringar from June 28 to July 5." Meanwhile, the committee members claimed that deities are being adorned with precious gemstone and pearls brought from Maharashtra, Delhi and Rajasthan.
Ramesh Singh, entrusted with the job of adorning deities with precious gems and pearls, told TOI that around two to four kg of gems and pearls are being used for the decoration of deities and their crowns, thrones, and masks.
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He further added, "We started working a month before the beginning of the rath yatra, and lakhs of rupees were spent on decoration."
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