Annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath Begins in Ahmedabad

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The famous annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra has begun in Ahmedabad on June 20 amid tight security, with hundreds of thousands of devotees lining the 18-km route to catch of the glimpse of the deity.

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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel performed “Pahind Vidhi” at the Jagannath temple ahead of the flagging off the Yatra. Pahind Vidhi is a symbolic cleaning of the way for the chariots using a golden broom to begin the yatra.

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Idols of Lord Jagannath, his older brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra were installed on chariots which began the yatra from the 400-year-old Jagannath Temple in the Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad.

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The 'Rath Yatra' in Ahmedabad is considered to be the second biggest in the country after the Puri Jagannath yatra.

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The yatra, which is a Hindu festival celebrated across the world, is associated with Lord Jagannath at Kshetra Puri Dham in Odisha.

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It is celebrated on the second day of the two-week-long Ashadha month of the Hindu calendar. Its history is depicted in the Hindu sacred texts such as Padma Purana, Brahma Purana & Skanda Purana.

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It is believed that on this day, Lord Jagannath along with Subhadra and Balabhadra went to Gundicha Temple via the home of his maternal aunt.

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The day is now celebrated every year with a yatra where Lord's idol is seated on the chariot along with his two siblings.

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The devotees can watch the Jagannath Rath Yatra Live on DD-Bharati, DD-Odia and other Doordarshan channels.

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