The three chariots on which the deities of the Jagannath Temple made trips to and from the Gundicha Temple during the Rath Yatra this year would be preserved in a museum at Jagannath Ballav in the pilgrim city.
This was informed by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief Administrator Krishan Kumar on Wednesday.
Every year, the chariots were being dismantled after the Rath Yatra and the wood was used in the temple kitchen. But this year, after a discussion with the Biswakarma and Bhoi servitors, the SJTA decided to conserve the three chariots at the museum being constructed at Jagannath Ballav.
The SJTA chief said the chariots would be shifted to the premises of Jagannath Ballav soon.