Odisha`s Puri all set to celebrate Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath

Rath Yatra Festival today!

This Year the holy Festival Rath Yatra is all set to be celebrated today (July 1). The puri. City in Odisha is all set to celebrate the famous Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath on Friday.

As per the information, the three Raths of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra have been pulled and put stationed in front of the Singha Dwara of the Shreemandira on Thursday itself. 

According to the information, Odisha Police has made top-notch security arrangements keeping the expected crowd at the festival in mind. The Ratha Yatra festival takes place every year on the second day of the Shukla Paksha in the months of June or July. This year the festival falls on July 1. The three chariots are built a new, every year ahead of the annual chariot festival.

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw along with Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday night inspected preparation for #JagannathRathYatra at Puri Railway Station.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu greeted the people on the occasion of Rath Yatra, adding "I convey my heartiest greetings and good wishes to the people of our country on the auspicious occasion of Rath Yatra. The Rath Yatra of Odisha, depicting the annual journey of Lord Jagannatha, considered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, witnesses the coming together of the entire community in celebration of the grace and divinity of the Lord."

The Ratha Yatra, also known as the Chariot Celebration of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Balabhadra, is the most prominent Hindu festival in the Puri city of Odisha.