Chariots roll through Vizag as devotees join Rath Yatra procession
The sound of conch shells resonated throughout Vizag city as the chariots carried the divine siblings—Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra—to their aunt's house.
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was organised by the century-old Sri Jagannath Swamy Temple at Old Town in Vizag city, Utkal Sanskrutika Samaj—a premier socio-cultural organization of Oriyas in Vizag—along with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Vizag, and Lord Jagannath temples at several other locations including RINL-Ukkunagaram Township.
Coinciding with the world-famous Rath Yatra at Sri Jagannath Dham Puri, Utkal Sanskrurika Samaj celebrated Rath Yatra in a grand manner in Vizag city.
The deities—Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra—were taken out in a colorfully decorated chariot from the temple at Daspalla Hills near All India Radio to the Sri Gundicha temple at Lawsons Bay Colony, amidst the chanting of Haribol and Sankirtan.
The deities were carried to the chariot from the sanctum sanctorum of the temple in a ritual called Pahandi Bije.
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This was followed by the ceremonial sweeping of the platform by the designated Gajapati, Sri J.K. Nayak, president of the Samaj and vice president of OSL Group of Companies. Devotees then pulled the chariot through VUDA Park, reaching the Gundicha temple at Lawsons Bay Colony, where the deities will reside until July 5, before returning on the day known as Bahuda Yatra.
The weather was pleasant on Friday as thousands participated in pulling the chariot at Sri Jagannath Swamy Temple at Old Town. The authorities of the over 185-year-old temple said the deities were carried in a unique chariot standing 20 feet high. The procession commenced from Town Kotha Road and concluded at Turner's Choultry. Devotees felt that Odisha's rich culture was beautifully showcased in the Vizag car festival on Friday.
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