ODISSA JUGGERNAUT: A sea of humanity turns out to witness Puri Car Festival!

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SATYASUNDAR BARIK / The Hindu / BHUBANESWAR, July 3, 2011.

Thousands of devotees turn out in front of the chariots during the annual Puri 'Rathyatra' on Sunday - PTI.

A sea of humanity turned out to witness the grand spectacle of the famous Car Festival of Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra in the coastal town of Puri on Sunday.

Decorated with colourful fabrics, three majestic chariots, Nandighosa (Lord Jagannath), Taladwaja (Balabhadra) and Darpadalan (Subhadra), were kept ready in front of the 12th Century Jagannath Temple in Puri on Sunday morning.

Amidst shouting of ‘Haribol’ and ‘Jai Jagannath’, three deities were ceremonially brought out through the Lion’s Gate, the main entrance of the temple. As soon as the idols were taken out of the temple, devotees ecstatically screamed to welcome the deities’ nine-day-long annual outing.

Idols were installed in the respective charriots while devotees from all corners of the globe jostled for space to have a glimpse of the deities. Some devotees were seen crying in a charged atmosphere while several dropped to the ground as a mark of their devotion to the lord.

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GUJARAT: Rathyatra of Lord Jagannath begins in Ahmedabad!

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PTI / The Hindu /  AHMEDABAD, July 3, 2011.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi performs worship of Lord Jagannath, Balbhadra and Subhadra at Lord Jagannath temple on the eve of the annual Rathyatra festival in Ahmedabad on Saturday - PTI.

The 134th Rathyatra of Lord Jagannath began here this morning from the 400-year-old Jagannath temple in Jamalpur area amidst tight security as devotees jostled to have the first glimpse of the deity.

Following the tradition, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi did the symbolic ‘road cleaning’ ahead of passage of chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balram and their sister, Subhadra.

“With Lord Jagannath’s blessing the country and Gujarat would prosper. The lord will bless the under-privileged, the state, and the farmers of Gujarat with rains,” he said.

He noted that Lord Jagannath’s Rathyatra is taken out at 110 places in Gujarat, and the procession in Ahmedabad has the longest tradition.

A local priest, Mahant Dilipdas Maharaj (37), is presiding over the Lord’s journey this year.

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