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Puri rath yatra peaceful

By Our Staff Reporter

BHUBANESWAR JULY 12. The Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in the temple town of Puri was incident-free, but for the death of a 30-year-old man who fell from the temple while trying to have a glimpse of the yatra. More than eight lakh devotees participated in the day-long Yatra.

The three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were pulled by devotees from the Jagannath temple to the Gundicha temple.

All the rituals connected with the festival were performed in time and the Yatra ended with the chariot of Lord Jagannath reaching the Gundicha temple at 6-40 p.m. The deities will return to the main temple on the day of Bahuda Yatra on July 20.

Some 4,000 police personnel were deployed on the Grand Road, the route of the Yatra.

Among those who participated were the State Governor, M.M. Rajendran, and the Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik.

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