Ratha Yatra Celebrated with traditional fervor in Ukkunagaram

Ratha Yatra Celebrated with traditional fervor in Ukkunagaram

Visakhapatnam: Shri PK Rath, CMD, RINL-VSP accompanied by Smt. Sarada Rath, invited Lord Jagannath to the Chariot on the occasion of Ratha Yatra (Car festival). Donning the traditional costumes of the King, Shri Rath performed 'Chherapanhara, the sweeping of the Chariot with Golden Broom.
 
Ratha Yatra, the most auspicious festival of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, was celebrated with traditional fervor and gaiety amidst  chanting of 'Jai Jagannath' by the devotees and to the accompaniment of music from mridang, cymbals and conches in Ukkunagaram. A large number of devotees pulled the Chariot along the streets of Ukkunagaram. Bhajans and dance troupes were performed along the Lord’s Yatra route.
 
Shri P Raychaudhury, Director (Commercial & Projects I/C), Shri KC Das, Director (Personnel), Shri VV Venugopal Rao, Director (Finance) offered prayers to Lord Jagannath.
 
The festival is a mixture of spiritual, cultural and social activities culminating with Samaradhana on the last day.

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