The schedule of the July 10 annual Rath Yatra of lord Jagannath and His elder brother Balabhadra and their sister Devi Subhadra was passed in the temple managing body meeting.
As per the schedule, the ceremonial Pahandi of the deities would begin at about 9 am and is expected to conclude at 12pm. This would be followed by the Chherapahanra ceremony (sweeping of the three chariots by the
Gajapati King). The pulling of the chariots would begin by 3 pm. The preparation schedule for the June 23 Snan Yatra, a major ritual prelude to the car festival, was also passed in the meeting.
The meeting was attended by temple servitor representatives, officials from the law and Revenue departments, Chief Administrator of the temple and RDC
Arabind Padhi and District Magistrate NK Nayak, while Gajapati King Divyasingh Dev, the statutory chairman of the temple body, presided over it.