Puri, June 27 -- Erstwhile King of Puri, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, arrived on Friday to perform the revered Chhera Pahanra ritual during the annual Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha

As part of the centuries-old tradition, the Maharaja swept the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra with a golden broom before the deities embarked on their annual journey to the Gundicha Temple.

Meanwhile, in Chhattisgarh, Governor Ramen Deka extended his greetings on the occasion of Jagannath Rath Yatra 2025.

In West Bengal's East Medinipur district, the first-ever Rath Yatra at the Lord Jagannath temple in Digha began.

The ISCKON Dwarka is organising the biggest Rath Yatra after Jagannath Puri, whose chariot has been designed...