The Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and His siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, was celebrated amid religious fervour at different places across the city on Thursday.
Thousands of devotees thronged different temple sites and pulled chariots carrying the trinity to their Mausi Maa houses.
Earlier, the deities were brought to Raths in Dhadi Pahandis amid chanting of Mantras and beating of drums and ghantas.
After the lords were seated, Chherapahnara (sweeping ritual) was conducted on Raths.
The car festival held at the Gosaninugaon Jagannath Temple witnessed huge numbers of devotees. Local MLA Bikram Panda, former MLA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chyaupatnaik, SP Pinak Mishra, BDA Chairman Subash Moharana, Panchanan Choudhury and Patita Paban Choudhury were present. Devi Subhadra’s Rath was pulled by women only.
The festival was also observed at at Bijipur Jatannath, Pateleswar Temple, Brahmanagar Temple, Mukteshwar Temple, Bada Jagannath Temple and Sano Jagannath Temple at Big Bazaar, Kamapalli Gowlundi Jagannath Mandir, Ganjam Kala Parishad Raod Jagannath Mandir.
District Collector Amrit Kulangi conducted Chherapahmra on the Raths at Alirigarh Jagannath Temple.