Lakhs converge in Puri for Jagannath Rath Yatra
Puri: Lakhs of devotees and tourists thronged this temple town on Tuesday for the annual Rath Yatra (chariot festival) of the Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. The ceremonial processions of the deities known as Pahandi (carrying the deities out of the temple to the chariots) started at 8.20 a.m., about an hour before the scheduled time, Laxmidhar Pujapanda, the temple's public relation officer, said.
Text: IANS
Images: PTI & AP
Image: Fire brigade personnel spray water on devotees to give them respite from the heat during the Rath Yatra in Puri on on July 13, 2010.
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