The Doordarshan Kendra, Bhubaneswar will live telecast the Gundicha Yatra on Sunday and the Bahuda Yatra and Sunavesh on July 7 and 8, respectively.
A total of 10 special digital cameras would be installed to telecast the entire view of the Gundicha and Bahuda Yatra on the grand road. It would be telecasted directly on the DD-Odia from 8.30 am and on national network from 9 am onwards. Besides, the Sunavesh will also be broadcast live on DD-Odia from 4pm to 8 pm with a break from 6.30 pm to 6.45 pm.
The commentary will be in Hindi, English and Sanskrit for national telecast and in Odia for regional telecast. Doordarshan Directorate has made arrangements to carry out the live telecast of Sri Gundicha Yatra on DD-Bharati and DD-India for satellite viewers in the country as well as international viewers.
Besides, a Curtain Raiser on Car Festival in English will be telecast on the national network on Friday at 10 am and for regional viewers in Odia language on Saturday at 8.30 am and 9 pm.This mega event will also be webcast live through the National Informatics Centre (NIC), webcast.gov.in and jagannath.nic.in. The live telecast will also be available on DTH Platforms.
Similarly, a 5-episode serial titled Skanda Purana on Purushottam Mahatmya will be telecast from June 30 to July 4 at 6 am.