Hopes Of Puri Rath Yatra Dying Fast

Puri: Time is running out. Something which never has happened in hundreds of years, unfortunately seems likely in 2020 as dark clouds of uncertainty continue to hover over the annual grand spectacle of Holy Trinity. Today after the State government sought the permission of the Centre to commence construction work of the chariots during the […]

Puri-Rath-Yatra-2020

Puri: Time is running out. Something which never has happened in hundreds of years, unfortunately seems likely in 2020 as dark clouds of uncertainty continue to hover over the annual grand spectacle of Holy Trinity. Today after the State government sought the permission of the Centre to commence construction work of the chariots during the ongoing lockdown, Chief Carpenter of Nandighosa expressed that he has lost all hopes of Rath Yatra this year citing that the time left for completing chariot construction is INSUFFICIENT.

While Akshaya Tritiya and Chandan Jatra rituals, marking the beginning of preparations for the festival, were held inside the premises of the 12th-century shrine on April 26, Rath construction is yet to start.