DIVINITY DESCENDS:The chariots of Lord Jagannath and His siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, being drawn on Bada Danda (Grand Road) in Puri on the occasion of their annual Rath Yatra on Thursday. OB Photograph
Bhubaneswar: The Home Ministry has given its green signal for construction of chariots at Ratha Khala (workshop for chariot construction) in Puri for Rath Yatra with certain conditions.
The Ministry has set the condition that no religious congregation or activities will be allowed at the Ratha Khala during the construction work. Complete segregation of Ratha Khala should be ensured.
Secondly, all the guidelines for enforcement of lockdown will be followed by everybody at the place, the Ministry directed.
Also Read: Rath Yatra: Odisha Seeks Centre’s Permission To Start Chariot Construction In Puri
The Odisha Government had written to the Central Government seeking direction on the matter on Wednesday. However, the Home Ministry left it to the State Government to take a decision on Rath Yatra scheduled on June 23.
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