Puri, June 28 -- On the second day of the Jagannath Rath Yatra festival, devotees from across the world gathered in Puri on Saturday to witness the ceremonial pulling of the chariots.

A devotee from West Africa, who had travelled to Puri for the Rath Yatra, expressed her joy at getting the opportunity to have "darshan" of Lord Jagannath on Friday. She also hoped for a chance to pull the Lord's chariot.

"This is my very first opportunity to witness the Rath Yatra in Puri. Yesterday, we only got the opportunity to have darshan of Lord Jagannath. But today, hopefully Jagannath will be kind, we will be able to pull his chariot as today is the second day", the devotee told ANI.

Another devotee, Gorangi, who has been living in India for the ...