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Hanuman Jayanti, the birth of Hindu God Hanuman is also being celebrated across the State. Devotees have thronged temples to have darshan of Hanuman.

The State administration and various organisations have also planned various activities to be held in the Capital City on this occasion

‘Maryada Purushottam’ Lord Ram is revered as an ideal king, an obedient son, an affectionate brother and a role model in the truest sense. According to Hindu calendar, every year Ram Navami is celebrated on the ninth day of the Chaitra month, to commemorate the birth of Lord Ram.

After a two-year hiatus, Lord Lingaraj’s annual sojourn to Mausi Maa Temple (Rameswar Temple) was held with public participation. Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar celebrated Ashokastami on Saturday, as Rukuna Rath, the chariot of Lord Lingaraj, rolled on Mausi Maa temple road.

The process of wood cutting for the construction of the three chariots for the famous Rath Yatra festival in Puri formally kicked off at Cuttack on Sunday.

It was after a gap of two years that no restrictions were clamped on darshan by devotees this year. The devotees were earlier not allowed inside religious institutions (for the last two years) owing to the Covid-19 pandemic situation.

Devotees were not allowed to take part in the festival for two consecutive years owing to the restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation

As per the schedule, the 'Pahandi' rituals and 'Ratharudha' will be carried out between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm while the Chariot pulling ceremony will start from 3:30 pm onwards today.

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It is pertinent to mention here that the chariot construction work for the festival was earlier scheduled to complete by April 8. However, the works hit a roadblock due to the delay in the arrival of timbers and, moreover, due to its poor quality.

The chariot construction work for the festival, scheduled to complete on April 8, has hit a roadblock due to the delay in the arrival of timbers and, moreover, of its poor quality

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