Rath Yatra celebrated with fervor

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The famous festival of Rath Yatra was celebrated on second day of Ashadh Shukla Paksha with a lot of fervor. The chariot was started from Thakur Badi temple of Upper Bazar and reached to Mausi Badi of East Gola road making its way via Tiway Dura and Tetartar. Before it all the rituals of worshiping of God Jagannath and the brother Balbhadra with the sister Shubhadra were completed. After that many devotees pulled the chariot included the members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal. Many people participated here included the MlA Sukhdeo Bhagat, Rakesh Ray, Krishna Singh, Prem Prajapati. The chariot finally reached to the Mausi Badi.In Bhandra the festival was also celebrated with joy. The chariot was started from Akhileshwar Dham and reached to the Mausi Badi. A fair was also held on the eve. The people enjoyed the death well, circus, dragons, puppet dance and many others. The strict security was ensured to check any untoward event. According to the sources a person Sikander of Bagdu died in a road accident near Sithio while returning from Bhandra Rath fair.

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