Lord Jagannath's rath yatra took place in Puri on Tuesday amid the Corona epidemic. The rath yatra was approved amid all directions including the Supreme Court's social distancing. Hence the Rath Yatra was taken out in the presence of devotees. The temple complex was sanitized this morning before the Rath Yatra. The court had said that not more than 500 people should pull a chariot and follow social distancing. At the same time, the government had said in the hearing on Monday that if the tradition breaks, then the rath yatra will not take place for the next 12 years.
Gundicha Temple is considered to be the home of Lord Jagannath's aunt. Here God rests for seven days. After this, the return journey begins. On July 1, Lord Jagannath will again sit in these chariots and reach the main temple. This is called Bahuda Yatra.
Lord Jagannath's chariot is larger than other chariots and the color is reddish yellow. Lord Jagannath's chariot runs behind. First Balabhadra is then the chariot of Subhadra. The chariot of Lord Jagannath is called Nandighosh, which has a height of 45.6 feet. Each year the statues of Balabhadra and Subhadra including Lord Jagannath are made from neem wood.
All priests were corona examined at the Jagannath temple in Puri. A priest tested positive, he was not allowed to participate in the chariot journey. Lord Jagannath's chariot Nandighosh was drawn at 1.50 pm in Jagannath Puri. The first chariot Taladhwaj was drawn at 12.10 am.
For the first time in the history of the rath yatra, more than 2500 years old, the occasion of Lord Jagannath's rath yatra is going out but the devotees are imprisoned in the houses. They have been appealed to stay in their homes while traveling.
The name of Balaram's chariot is the Tal flag and the height is 45 feet, while Subhadra's Darpadalan chariot is 44.6 feet high. Akshaya Tritiya starts the construction of new chariots. New chariots are built every year. There is no use of any kind of nail or any other metal in making these chariots.
Odisha Fire Service personnel were sanitizing the entire route before the rath yatra started and throughout the journey. Three fire tenders carts were continuously washing the journey way. According to officials, the yatra took place with complete legislation and was done as per the order of the Supreme Court.
Often in the sea areas the wind moves from the sea to the earth during the day when it changes its position in the evening, it starts flowing from the earth towards the sea but here Lord Maya of Lord Jagannath turns it upside down and in the day the earth From the sea, and in the evening the wind flows from the sea towards the temple i.e. the wind flows towards the earth.
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