Bhubaneswar, July 13 -- The former King of Puri, Gajapati Dibyasingh Deb, has objected to ISKCON devotees celebrating Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra "throughout the year" outside India, calling it "inappropriate", thus against tradition and scriptures.

He said talks are ongoing with ISKCON's head office in West Bengal to stop such practices.

"There is a specified date for that in our Sanatan Vedic culture, and it is celebrated only on Jyeshtha Purnima. We are seeing that the ISKCON is celebrating the birthday on different days abroad... This is inappropriate, against the scriptures and tradition. Shri Jagannath Mandir Puri is making efforts for this," he told ANI.

"Whether it is the Rath Yatra or Snan Yatra of Lord Jagannath, the dates ar...