Bahuda Yatra was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in Pallahara. The deities, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Maa Subhadra, who had been sojourning at the Gundicha Temple for nine days, returned to the main temple.
On behalf of the Debottar Department, cultural functions were organised every evening at the Gundicha temple during the stay of the deities.
On the Bahuda Yatra, as per the rites, the priest mounted the deities on their respective chariots. After performing the rituals of Pahandi and Chherapahanra by Pallahara King Rama Chadra Munipal at 11 am, thousands of devotees took darshan of the deities on the chariots up to 3.30 pm. After that, they pulled the chariots towards the main temple. The Sub divisional administration along with the Debottar Department made all arrangements for the event to execute the Rath Yatra in a disciplined manner.
Pallahara MLA Mukesh Kumar Pal, Executive Officer-cum Sub Collector Pallahara Ajit Pradhan, SDPO Jasobanta Samal, Assistant Executive Engineer, PWD Akshaya Sahu , Debottar Manager Jaladhar Mohanty and other officials were present. Adequate security arrangements had been made.
Similarly, the Bahuda Yatra was celebrated with fervour and gaiety in Khamar by the Jagannath Parishad. The chariot reached the temple smoothly.