Bhubaneshwar, July 5 -- Lakhs of devotees soaked in spiritual fervour thronged the pilgrim town of Puri from across the country at the grand road today to witness Lord Jagannath's 'Bahuda Yatra' (return car festival), thus marking the grand culmination of annual Rath Yatra of the revered deities.
The pulling of chariots of three divine trinities- Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Balabhadra- by ardent devotees filled the entire grand road (the venue of chariots' majestic arch) with spirituality amid chants of 'Jai Jagannath' and the beating of cymbals.
The deities left the Jagannath temple on June 27 during the Rath Yatra and reached Gundicha temple, considered their birthplace. They stayed there for a week and returned to the Jagan...