Puri Rath Yatra Begins, No Devotees For Second Year In A Row

The Rath Yatra from the Jagannath temple is attended by lakhs of people from across the world.

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended greetings to the nation as a devotee-less rath yatra, for the second straight year, begins amid curfew in view of the coronavirus pandemic. #WATCH | Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra to be held, without the participation of devotees today in Odisha's Puri pic.twitter.com/VB1x0Lmqcj The administration have imposed curbs across the three-kilometre long Grand Road from Shree Jagannath Temple to Sri Gunducha Temple, where all activities excluding medical emergencies are prohibited. Pulling of the holy chariots will start at 3 this afternoon.