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Lakhs of devotees from across the globe Participating in the world famous Rath Yatra in Puri

in National, State News June 20, 2023 Comments Off on Lakhs of devotees from across the globe Participating in the world famous Rath Yatra in Puri 265 Views

Puri: 20/6/23:Participating in the world famous Rath Yatra in Puri along with lakhs of devotees from across the globe on Wednesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sought the blessing of Mahaprabhu Jagannath and his sibling deities.

The Odisha CM had darshan of the Holy Trinity atop the chariots and prayed the Lord for the well-being of the people of the state.Later, Naveen entered the sea of devotees on the Bada Danda and also pulled the Nandighosa, the chariot of Lord Jagannath along with others.Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal and 5T Secretary VK Pandian also participated in the Rath Yatra.

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The chariot pulling began following rituals of chhera pahanra performed by Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb on three chariots.

In the morning, the chariots were worshipped by the temple priest for the 9-day Ratha Jatra of deities. The deities were escorted to their respective chariots in dhadi pahandi by servitors from Anasar house. The subsidiary deities — Rama Krushna, Madan Mohan and Sudarshan — were also seated atop chariots for the divine journey.

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 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik pulled the Nandighosa, the chariot of Lord Jagannath along with others

Amidst chants of Jai Jagannath and the beating of cymbals and gongs, devotees danced in joy as the deities swayed all the way to their respective chariots in Pahandi. It was indeed a unique spectacle that draws lakhs of devotees to the pilgrim town of Puri every year on the occasion of Rath Yatra.

At first, Taladhwaja chariot carrying Lord Balabhadra started rolling after 3 pm, ahead of schedule fixed by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) for Ratha Jatra. Thereafter, the Darpadalana and Nandighosha chariots were pulled by devotees towards the Gundicha Temple.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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