Rath Yatra: No Pulling Of Chariots In These Odisha Districts

Bhubaneswar: While all eyes are on Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, where a final decision on Rath Yatra in Puri is likely to be taken, the administrations in six districts of Odisha have decided again pulling the chariot on June 23 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The second-largest Rath Yatra in the state at Baldevjew Temple in Kendrapada will not be held at Tulasikshetra this year. Besides Baladevjew temple, the administration has cancelled chariot pulling in other parts of the district to contain the spread of the virus.

Similar restrictions have been imposed at 12 places in Balasore, two places each in Balangir, Kandhamal and Gajapati, five each place of Sambalpur and Mayurbhanj and temple committees advised against organising the festival outside the temple premises.

Balasore

Shri Jagannath Temple, Khagadapal in Baliapal

Shri Jagannath Mahaprabhu temple in Baliapal

Januganj Jagannath Rath Yatra Committee, Block Colony in Balasore

Jagannath Temple, Gud in Soro

Shri Jagannath Temple, Anantpur in Soro

ISKON temple in Jaleswar

Shri Jagannath Temple, Raipur in Soro

Shri Jagannath Temple, Mubarakpur in Soro

Shri Jagannath Temple, Kainrali in Remuna

Dhadibhavan Jew temple, Kedarpur

Shri Jagannath Temple, Sahajipatana in Remuna

Jagannath Temple, Charanapal in Remuna

In Kandhamal district:

Phulbani

Baliguda

In Balangir district:

Balangir sub-division

Titlagarh sub-division

In Sambalpur district:

Debottar Committee in Redhakhol

Jagannath colony puja committee in Budharaja

Dhanupali Rath Yatra

Khetrajpur Rath Yatra committee

ISCKON in Sakhipada

In Mayurbhanj district:

Shri Jagannath temple Baicha in Rasgovindpur

Jagannath temple Tambakhuri in Rasgovindpur

Betnoti Jagannath temple committee

Ambajoda Jagannath temple committee in Betnoti

Utthani Jagannath temple committee in Betnoti

Garudabasa Jagannath temple committee in Betnoti

In Gajapati district:

Paralakhemundi Jagannath temple committee

Udayagiri Jagannath temple committee

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