Hyderabad (Telangana), July 7 : In a festive and spiritual atmosphere, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy inaugurated the nine-day-long Sri Jagannath Rath Yatra near NTR Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
The Jagannath Rath Yatra was organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Hyderabad. On the other side, the city of Mahakal, Ujjain, resounded with the chants of Lord Jagannath, as, according to the tradition, the Rath Yatra started from two places in the city.
A throng of devotees was spotted pulling the Lord's chariot with the help of ropes. The whole city echoed with the chants of "Krishna Krishna Radhe Radhe Radhe Radhe."
In Ujjain too, the Rath Yatra was organised by the ISKCON temple which started at around 2 pm on Sunday.
It started from Krishi Upaj Mandi Chauraha on Agar Road in Ujjain.
In the city, for the first time, three chariots were included in the Rath Yatra of ISKCON.
Lord Baldev was riding on the front on the 'Taal Dhwaj Rath" while Maharani Subhadra was second in a row on the "Darp Dalan Rath". Lord Jagannath was residing on the third and last chariot to give darshan to the devotees.
Throughout the way, thousands of devotees were eager to take a mere glimpse of their Lord.
Notably, the different groups from Bundelkhand, the Korku tribal dance troupe, the Gond tribal dance troupe, and a group from Ukraine and Russia participated in the yatra.
On the other hand, ISKCON temple in Madhya Pradesh's Indore organised the yatra in which thousands of people participated and chanted bhajan kirtan.
During the journey, the young men and women were pulling the chariot with a rope.
While speaking with ANI, Indore's ISKCON temple president Mahaman Das spoke about the yatra and said, "This yatra is taken out on the lines of Puri, in which thousands of people participate to have darshan of the Lord and pull his chariot."
He added, "Jagannath Yatra is being taken out all over the world today. The whole world is celebrating this festival. People should come and enjoy the festival”. (ANI)
