Bhubaneswar, April 5 -- The entire Ekamra Kshetra, the temple city of Bhubaneswar, is abuzz with activity for the annual Rukuna Ratha Jatra of Lord Lingaraj scheduled today on auspicious occasion of Ashokastamee.

The preparations for the annual car festival of Lord Lingaraj are almost completed. The morning rituals started at 5.00 am at the Lingaraj Temple.

After conducting Mangal Arati of Lord Lingaraj at 5.30 am, the devotees were allowed to have darshan in the morning. The special rituals for the car festival will be held at 12.00 pm after decorating the deity at 11 am.

As per the schedule, the pahandi ritual will be conducted at 12.30 pm and the chariot will be pulled at around 3.30 pm after holding rituals atop the chariot.

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