Devotees in large numbers took part in the "rath yatra" of lord Jagannath that began here on Saturday.
Following more than a seven decades rich tradition, the Rath Yatra Committee of Jugsalai organised a grand ‘rath yatra’ during which the lord Jagannath was worshipped with his elder brother Bala-Rama and his sister Subhadra. Festival began with a huge fanfare of drums and cymbals. They were accompanied by music and dancers.
The rath yatra began in the evening and it took more than two hours for it to reach its destination. Children, dressed as Sri Krishna and Balarama and other mythological characters participated in the procession, were the cynosure of all eyes.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and other social organisations in the city organised yatra from the Agrasen Bhawan and culminated at the same point after a procession of about two kilometres, sending the messages of communal peace and harmony. Senior BJP leader Amarpreet Singh Kale also participated in this yatra.
People in the city also participated in Rath Yatra at the Naga temple in Beldih Golf course. The chariot from the temple left for Mausi Bari in Tulsi Mandir for a week. A fair was also organised in which the crowd celebrated the yatra of lord Jagannath.