Despite heavy rain, the holy Rath Yatra was celebrated amid religious fervour at different places in the city on Sunday.
Thousand of devotees dragged chariots carrying lord Jagannath and his siblings, lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, at different temples. Deities were brought on Dhadi Pahandi to chariots amid chanting of Mantras and beating of Ghantas.
After they were seated in chariots, Chherpahnara were conduced. They chariots were pulled by devotees to their respective Mausi Maa temples. The yatra at the Gosaninuagam Jagannath Temple attracted thousands of devotees.
local MlA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chaupatnaik, Brahmapur Development Authority Chairman Subash Moharana, Additional SP Santanu Dash and SDPO Prabhat Routray were present.
The Rath of Devi Subhadra was pulled by women.
Similarly, the festival was conducted at Bijipur, Pateleswar Temple, Utkal Cinema Road, Military lane, Mukteswar Temple, Big Bazar- Bada Jagannath Temple and Sano Jagannath Temple.