Rath Yatra

Prakash Nalawade, who made the rath' or chariot for Lal Krishna Advani's Rath Yatra in 1990, says the memory still gives him goosebumps as the stage is now set for the consecration of the new Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.

Fate decided there would be a Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya long before it actually happened, BJP veteran LK Advani declared this week, labelling himself the "charioteer" who led the controversial 'rath yatra' that began in Gujarat in 1990.

The government's plan to rope in bureaucrats for a countrywide mega rally to highlight its achievements has hit a roadblock, with the Election Commission banning the yatra in five states where elections are due by the year-end.

The Congress party in Puri is protesting for the reopening of all four gates of the Jagannath Temple, citing the temple's significance and upcoming holy month of Kartik.

The death count in the Kumarghat Rath Yatra electrocution climbed to 10 with another woman succumbing to her injuries at a hospital in Delhi where she was undergoing treatment, officials said.

Iskcon will carry out an internal probe into the deaths due to electrocution in Tripura's Unakoti district during the return Rath Yatra festival this week, an official of the organisation said on Saturday.

The Tripura police on Thursday started a probe into the death of seven people when a chariot came in contact with a live wire in Unakoti district during the return Rath Yatra festival, an official said.

At least three persons were killed and eight others injured in separate incidents in Odisha during Lord Jagannath's chariot-pulling ritual, officials said.

At least seven people, including two children, were killed and 16 others injured after a chariot came into contact with an overhead high-voltage electric wire in Tripura's Unakoti district today.

A man died and five others were injured after a balcony of a dilapidated house on the route of the annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra procession collapsed in Dariapur locality in Ahmedabad on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

A tidal wave of humans pulled forward giant chariots of Jagannath, Lord of the Earth, and his two siblings today from a 12th century stone temple in the heart of this sea-side pilgrimage town to their alternate abode aboput 2.5 kms away.

President Droupadi Murmu also offered her prayers at the Jagannath Mandir in New Delhi's Hauz Khas.

Rath Yatra is a festival associated with Lord Jagannath. The chariot festival is celebrated annually.

The 146th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath commenced on Tuesday morning in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city amid tight security as lakhs of devotees flocked the 18-km route of the procession to catch a glimpse of the deity.

Ahead of Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra on June 20, Puri police has banned flying drones near the 12th century shrine, an official said on Monday.

Prakash Nalawade, who made the rath' or chariot for Lal Krishna Advani's Rath Yatra in 1990, says the memory still gives him goosebumps as the stage is now set for the consecration of the new Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.

Fate decided there would be a Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya long before it actually happened, BJP veteran LK Advani declared this week, labelling himself the "charioteer" who led the controversial 'rath yatra' that began in Gujarat in 1990.

The government's plan to rope in bureaucrats for a countrywide mega rally to highlight its achievements has hit a roadblock, with the Election Commission banning the yatra in five states where elections are due by the year-end.

The Congress party in Puri is protesting for the reopening of all four gates of the Jagannath Temple, citing the temple's significance and upcoming holy month of Kartik.

The death count in the Kumarghat Rath Yatra electrocution climbed to 10 with another woman succumbing to her injuries at a hospital in Delhi where she was undergoing treatment, officials said.

Iskcon will carry out an internal probe into the deaths due to electrocution in Tripura's Unakoti district during the return Rath Yatra festival this week, an official of the organisation said on Saturday.

The Tripura police on Thursday started a probe into the death of seven people when a chariot came in contact with a live wire in Unakoti district during the return Rath Yatra festival, an official said.

At least three persons were killed and eight others injured in separate incidents in Odisha during Lord Jagannath's chariot-pulling ritual, officials said.

At least seven people, including two children, were killed and 16 others injured after a chariot came into contact with an overhead high-voltage electric wire in Tripura's Unakoti district today.

A man died and five others were injured after a balcony of a dilapidated house on the route of the annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra procession collapsed in Dariapur locality in Ahmedabad on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

A tidal wave of humans pulled forward giant chariots of Jagannath, Lord of the Earth, and his two siblings today from a 12th century stone temple in the heart of this sea-side pilgrimage town to their alternate abode aboput 2.5 kms away.

President Droupadi Murmu also offered her prayers at the Jagannath Mandir in New Delhi's Hauz Khas.

Rath Yatra is a festival associated with Lord Jagannath. The chariot festival is celebrated annually.

The 146th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath commenced on Tuesday morning in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city amid tight security as lakhs of devotees flocked the 18-km route of the procession to catch a glimpse of the deity.

Ahead of Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra on June 20, Puri police has banned flying drones near the 12th century shrine, an official said on Monday.