Today at 7:12, the Rath Yatra began at Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad,and the Gujrat CM Vijay Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel were seenoffering prayers at the temple.
CM Vijay Rupani also gave greetings to all the citizens ofIndia of Twittersaying, “Best greetings to all of you on the auspicious occasion of AshadhiDooj and Rath Yatra of Lord Shri Jagannath ji. May the life of everyone befilled with happiness, prosperity, and health with the blessings of MahaprabhuShri Jagannath ji and may this Rath Yatra be a factor of happiness for theentire creation”
The government told that the yatra will be taken out amid acurfew with only five vehicles, including three chariots, amid the Covid pandemic.
CM Rupani said people to watch the event on television. “Wehope that Gujarat becomes the first state to come out of the coronaviruspandemic and that the situation returns to normalcy,” CM Vijay Rupani saidduring the event.
The President of India tweeted,”My warm greetings and best wishes to all the countrymen, especially all thedevotees in Odisha, on the auspicious occasion of Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath.I wish that with the blessings of Lord Jagannath, the lives of all thecountrymen remain full of happiness, prosperity and health.” On his Twitterhandle.
The Union Home minister performed aarti at the temple inAhmedabad and he also tweeted onhis tweeter, “On the auspiciousoccasion of Jagannath Rath Yatra, I have been participating in Mangala Aarti atJagannath Temple in Ahmedabad for many years and every time a different energyis received here. I got the privilege of worshiping Mahaprabhu even today. MayMahaprabhu Jagannath always shower his blessings and blessings on everyone.”
Rahul Gandhi greetedpeople by saying, “Best wishes to all of you on Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra.”
The Prime Minister of India also took down his Twitterto say few words for the same, “Greetings to everyone on the special occasionof the Rath Yatra. We bow to Lord Jagannath and pray that his blessings bringgood health and prosperity in everyone’s lives. Jai Jagannath!”
The JagannathTemple at Odisha, Puri: The temple’s gate is decorated with flowers on RathYatra. In the Pahandi procession God Balabhadra was taken to the chariot.Rath Yatra was also conducted at the temple in Puri.
Meanwhile, a twoday curfew is imposed in Puri, and high security has been imposed as the JagannathYatra begins. On Sunday, Bhol said, "Ahead of Rath Yatra, curfew has beenimposed from 8 pm, July 11 until 8 pm, July 13 in Puri. 65 Platoon have beendeployed at different points. No devotees are permitted to attend the yatra.”
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is going toundertake laser scanning of some essential parts of Shree Jagannath Temple inPuri during the 9-day Ratha Jatra festival when the deities will not be in thetemple.
In Vadodara, theJagannath Yatra has begun amid the tight police security. However on Friday, the Rath Yatra proceedingsin Surat are cancelled by the Iskon temple authorities at Jehangirpuraauthorities.