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Lakhs of devotees from all across the country came together in procession to celebrate the nine-day journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra to Gundicha Temple and back to their abode. The Jagannath temple in Puri saw a huge number of devotees from across the country and abroad who came to witness the celebrations. Processions across various states including Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir were taken out to mark the celebration of this day. The yatra is taken out every year on Ashadhi Bij, the second day of Ashad month, as per the Hindu calendar.
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Devotees hold umbrellas during the procession of the 141st Rath Yatra as it rains heavily, in Puri on Saturday. (PTI Photo)
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Besides the three chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balram and sister Subhadra, the yatra procession comprised of 18 decorated elephants, 101 trucks with tableaux, members of 30 religious groups and 18 singing troupes. (PTI Photo)
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This year, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also arrived in Puri to participate in the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra. (PTI Photo)
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A mahout paints his elephant on the eve of the annual chariot procession, outside the Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad. (Reuters Photo)
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Over 20,200 personnel drawn from the city police, Home Guards, the State Reserve Police (SRP) and para-military forces were deployed at strategic locations along the 18km-long yatra route to prevent any untoward incident in Gujarat. (PTI Photo)
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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani also attended the Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo)
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Sadhus were seen taking part in the Rath Yatra in Bhopal on Saturday.(PTI Photo)
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Devotees were seen chanting devotional songs during the Rath Yatra organised by ISKCON in Patna. (PTI Photo)
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Hindu devotees beat on traditional instruments and danced during the Rath Yatra in Jammu. (AP Photo)
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A devotee dressed as Hindu goddess Kali participated in a procession during the Rath Yatra in Jammu. (AP Photo)
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In Kolkata, devotees celebrated the annual Rath Yatra with complete ethusiam and devotion. (PTI Photo)
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Devotees were seen taking blessings from an elephant during the Rath Yatra in Guwahati on Saturday. (PTI Photo)
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