Odissi dances, devotees dressed as gods: Celebrations in Puri before Lord Jagannath’s ‘Bahuda Yatra’

Performers, devotees, and the people of Puri in Odisha gathered at Gundicha temple Monday for the return of the Rath Yatra of Lords Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra to Jagannath Temple. After being kept at Gundicha Temple for eight days, the deities have now embarked on their two-day journey back to Jagannath Temple.
For this yatra, which inspired the word ‘juggernaut’, devotees will pull the green, red and yellow chariots, decorated with wooden horses, with ropes through the temple town of Puri. Shubhangi Misra of ThePrint brings you visuals of the celebrations from the ground.
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