With the approval of the Supreme Court, the Rath Yatra has started in Jagannath Puri and pictures of it are coming out. The Supreme Court had earlier banned the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha, but later it was paved with the efforts of the central government. Here we are showing you the gorgeous pictures of Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra being held on Tuesday (June 23, 2020)
First look at this picture of Jagannath Puri, which shows the preparations before the Rath Yatra. These pictures show how the arrangements have been made, from the chariot decoration to the ropes and chariot pulling.
This time, due to Corona infection disaster, the city of Puri has been under total lockdown and after this the Rath Yatra is being taken by 1172 servants of the temple to Gundicha temple. However, common people will not be allowed to take part in this rath yatra and they can see God only on TV. But, the ritual and the rest of the scriptural process will be the same. See more pictures of Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra:
This time, full awareness has also been taken in view of the corona virus. The corona test of all services has been conducted, after which the process of rath yatra has started. See some other gorgeous pictures of Rath Yatra here
People associated with the rath yatra had said that Lord Jagannath was worshiped according to the customs described in Skanda Purana and other sacred books. In 1960, the Government of Odisha took over the management of Jagannath Puri. In 1964, the Supreme Court directed that all religious customs of the temple should be followed. In the High Court too, the Odisha government has said that it is not capable of managing the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra this year. In the end, the rath yatra was allowed by the Supreme Court.