Bahuda Yatra Of Lord Jaganath Begins In Puri

In Odisha, the return car festival 'Bahuda Yatra' of the world famous 'Rath Yatra' of Lord Jaganath at Puri is going on in full swing since early Monday morning. Millions of devotees have thronged Puri to witness the 'Bahuda Yatra'. All the three chariots have been parked at Saradhabali in front of the 'Nakachana Dwar' (exit gate) of the Sri Gundicha Temple. The 'Pahandi Bije' of the dieties, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, from the sanctum sanctorum of the Sri Gundicha Temple have been completed. The pulling of the chariots towards Sri Jagannath Temple will begin soon after 'Chera Pahanra' by King of Puri Raja Divya Singh Dev.

Elaborate security arrangments have been made in and around Puri owing to the huge crowd of the devotees to witness the 'Bahuda Yatra' which marks the end of nine-day long world famous 'Rath Yatra' of Puri.