Nayagarh, Jan 28: Ahead of the annual Rath Yatra, the first lots of wood were dispatched from Daspalla in the Nayagarh district of Odisha on Tuesday morning for the construction of three chariots for Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra.
As many as 101 wooden logs which include both dhoura and asana timber were dispatched from Daspalla in three trucks after performing special puja.
Around 747 wooden logs are required for the construction of three chariots of Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath, and Goddess Subhadra for the annual Rath Yatra festival this year.
According to tradition, the first logs should arrive at Ratha Khala in Puri for the construction of chariots for Annual Rath Yatra before Saraswati Puja.
