Bhubaneswar, July 5 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1751711878.webp
Lord Jagannath's 'Bahuda' Yatra or return car festival formally began here on Saturday with thousands of devotees pulling the chariot of Lord Balabhadra's 'Taladwaj' after ceremonial 'Pahandi' and Gajapati Maharaja Divyasingha Deb performing 'Chhera Pahanra' (sweeping) rituals.
Though the pulling of chariots was slated to start at 4 pm, it began at about 2.45 pm much ahead of the schedule amid chants of 'Jai Jagannath', 'Haribol' and beating of cymbals. The chariots of Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath would follow Lord Balabhadra's Taladwaj.
Earlier, the sibling deities - Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath, were c...