On Sunday, a large crowd of devotees imbued with religious sentiments gathered for the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra in various Jagannath Dhams of the district. Lord Jagannath reached Mausibadi from Dham riding on a chariot. All rituals including worship, aarti by Sri Sri 108 Sri Jagarnath Mahaprabhu Thakurbari Temple Lohardaga Mahant Ram Naresh Sharan, Sri Ram Janaki, Mahant Omprakash Sharan of Tapovan Temple Ranchi, Ramesh Dev Puranic, Mohan Das, Ayodhya Das, Manoj Das, Vishnu Dev etc. Were completed. During this period, there was a continuous flow of devotees in Jagannath temples from the city to the rural areas. On the day of Rath Yatra, special worship of the deities was done in Jagannath Dhams and Mausibadi. The Rath Yatra started from Thakurbari located in Gudri Bazaar of the city, which reached Mousibadi via Mahavir Temple, East Gola Road. The Rath Yatra started from the three Jagannath Dhams of Thakurbari, Tetartar and Tiwari Doora temples in the city, which passed through various squares and intersections of the urban area and reached Mausibadi.
On the day of Rath Yatra, hundreds of male and female devotees reached Thakurbari temple located in Gudri Bazaar and had darshan of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra. Special arrangements were made by the temple management for the Rath Yatra. Thousands of people participated in the historic Rath Yatra organized in Bhandara block. The grand Rath Yatra of the Lord started from Thakurbari located near the police station premises, which ended after reaching Mausibadi located at Akhileshwar Dham temple. Along with this, a crowd of thousands of people gathered in the fair held in Bhandara Bazaar Tand. Rath Yatra was organized in Korambe of Senha block. Devotees had come in large numbers from remote villages of the block to see the unique beauty of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and the gods mounted on the chariot. On the occasion of Rath Yatra in Senha block, Rath Yatra was taken out from Jagannath Temple. Besides, a fair was also organized at Senha Thakurbari ground. Rath Yatra fair was organized in Hanhat village of Kairo block. In the temple located at Senha, Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and sister Subhadra were worshiped with full devotion.
There was a rush of devotees in the temple since early morning. The fair held in the Senha temple premises was special for the children. Children bought sweets, toys etc. in the fair. A large crowd of devotees was also seen in the temple located in Korambe. The devotees sought their wishes from the Lord and then after the Aarti, the Lord was taken on a chariot and taken to Mausi Bari. Extensive security arrangements were made for the historic Rath Yatra fair. Strict security arrangements were made on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Dr. Waghmare Prasad Krishna and Police Captain Haris Bin Zaman. Under the leadership and direction of DSP Sameer Tirkey and SDPO Shraddha Kerketta, they continued to take stock of the security arrangements. Police forces along with magistrates were deployed at various intersections in urban and rural areas. Electricity supply remained closed due to security reasons. The whole city looked like a fair. People seemed eager to have the darshan of the Lord. Till late evening, crowds of people were seen on the streets of the city.
