Crowds thronged to the Jagannath Rath Yatra procession taken out from the Parade Ground in Dehradun on Monday.
Apart from the public, the public representatives including chief minister Harish Rawat and local politicians were also present at the start of the procession with the chief minister also undertaking symbolic clearing of the chariot’s path on the Parade Ground.
Amidst cultural presentations including the singing of devotional songs, the, lord Jagannath along with his brother Balbhadra and sister Subhadra were accompanied by a considerable number of people including devotees as the ‘chariot’ carrying the lord and his siblings passed through various localities of the state capital including Gandhi Park, Clock Tower, Paltan Bazaar, Dhamawala, Darshini Gate, lakkhibagh, Gandhi Road, Prince Chowk and Haridwar Road. Various local groups associated with religious and social activities also provided assistance in organisation of this procession in the state capital.