Bhubaneswar, June 13 -- The decision of the Odisha Government to allow Rath Yatra only in Puri sans devotees in view of the second wave of the Covid-19 has not gone down well with the servitors of the Baripada Jagannath temple and the residents here.

The servitors and the people of Baripada, which is known as second Srikhetra, staged a novel protest against the decision by lightening lamps in front of the temple on Saturday night.

They have urged the State government to allow the celebration of annual 'Rath Yatra' in Baripada too sans devotees like Puri.

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