Holy Trinity’s Bahuda Yatra to be held in Puri today

After the nine-day-long sojourn to Gundicha temple, Lord Jagannath and His siblings- Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra will return to Srimandir as part of the popular Bahuda Yatra (return journey) in Puri today (July 15).

The deities will return in their respective grand chariots which will be pulled by devotees from Gundicha temple to Srimandir. Elaborate arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the Bahuda Yatra which marks the end of the nine-day sojourn of the deities.

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As per sources, the schedule of all the rituals for Bahuda Yatra has been fixed. As per the tradition, following the completion of all the rituals at Gundicha temple, ‘Pahandi’ of the deities will be carried out at 12 PM. Pulling of the chariots will be conducted at 4 PM. Following the completion of the pulling of chariots, other rituals atop the chariots will be performed.

As per the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), elaborate preparations have been made for the conduct of all the rituals in a smooth and disciplined manner. The administration is laying emphasis on the timely conduct of the rituals.

Keeping the inflow of lakhs of devotees in view, elaborate security arrangements have also been made to ensure smooth darshan of the devotees. Traffic arrangements and parking facilities have also been made accordingly.

“Odisha government, the temple administration and all the servitors held a meeting and planning has been made for the smooth conduct of Bahuda Yatra. We are hopeful that with the Lord’s blessing, the yatra will be conducted in a disciplined manner,” said a senior servitor.