Articles tagged under: Rath Yatra

Balcony collapse during Rath Yatra leaves 1 dead, several injured in Ahmedabad

June 20, 2023
Balcony collapse during Rath Yatra leaves 1 dead, several injured in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: One person lost his life, and several others sustained injuries when the second-floor balcony of a two-storey dilapidated house collapsed during the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in the Dariyapur area of the city today. At least six individuals were injured but are now in stable condition, except for Mehul Panchal (36), who passed away while receiving treatment at a civil hospital, according to the police. A video capturing the incident showed the collapse of a section of the bui...Read More

ABVP conducts cleaning campaign on Rath Yatra route in Ahmedabad

June 20, 2023
ABVP conducts cleaning campaign on Rath Yatra route in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: The 146th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is taking place in Ahmedabad today. Thousands of devotees have joined the Rath Yatra, and the procession is progressing slowly. However, there is visible litter along the Rath Yatra route. To tackle this issue, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) arm Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has initiated a cleaning campaign. Student council workers are volunteering to clean the route as the chariots pass by. Since 2019, ABVP workers through...Read More

146th Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad; Amit Shah performs Mangla Aarti, CM does Pahind Vidhi

June 20, 2023
146th Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad; Amit Shah performs Mangla Aarti, CM does Pahind Vidhi

Ahmedabad: The 146th Rath Yatra in the city of Ahmedabad commenced this morning on time after the Chief Minister performed the Pahind ceremony. He cleaned the path of the Raths using a golden broom and pulled the rath outside the Mandir in the Jamalpur area of the city.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by DeshGujarat (@deshgujaratinsta) It's worth noting that, as per convention, the former h...Read More

Anti Drone technology to be deployed for the first time during Ahmedabad Rath Yatra 2023

June 18, 2023
Anti Drone technology to be deployed for the first time during Ahmedabad Rath Yatra 2023

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in a high-level meeting reviewed the readiness of the police force to successfully conduct the 146th Jagannath Rath Yatra to be held in Ahmedabad on the upcoming Ashadi Bij, Tuesday, June 20, with peace, safety and without any untoward incident. Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi along with Principal Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Kailasanathan, Principal Secretary Rajkumar and Additional Chief Secretary Home Mukesh Puri along with Dire...Read More

Jalyatra held ahead of Ahmedabad Rath Yatra 2023

June 04, 2023

Sabarmati: Jalyatra Mahotsav of Jagannath Mandir was organized at Sabarmati Riverfront Ghat, with a procession from Lord Shri Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad today ahead of the 146th Rath Yatra of Lord Shri Jagannath Ji. Bhagwan Shree Jagannathji's Jalyatra began with elephants-horses, dances, cultural performances, and the sound of dhol-nagara. Sabarmati river water in 108 Kalash was consecrated with Vedic chanting of 1600 mantra. After this Jalabhishek, Lord Shri Jagannath Ji will stay in Mos...Read More

New Rath for Amedabad Rath Yatra 2023 tested

May 22, 2023
New Rath for Amedabad Rath Yatra 2023 tested

Ahmedabad: The 146th Rath Yatra of Bhagwan Jagannathji will take place in new Raths after 72 years on 20th June this year. New chariots for Bhagwan Jagannathji Rath Yatra have been created after 72 years. Raths were previously created in the year 1950. A trial of Nandighosh Rath of Bhagwan Jagannathji was conducted on Sunday. The trial was conducted by moving the rath back-forth and insides. No issues were reported in the trial. Efforts are made to create the Rath similar to the Rath of Jaganna...Read More

Unique Robo Rathyatra of Lord Jagannath in Vadodara

July 01, 2022
Unique Robo Rathyatra of Lord Jagannath in Vadodara

Vadodara: Like every year MSU student and his friends organised Lord Jagnnathji Robo Rath Yatra in Vadodara. It is a nice attractive concept where Lord Jagannath sister Subhadra and brother Balbhadra moves on a vehicle controlled with a remote. This year its the 9th robo rathyatra taken out by this group of friends. Jay Makwana and his other friends by combining science and culture took out this unique rathyatra since 2014. In which a 5 foot high wooden chariot similar to the replica of 'Nand...Read More

Jagannath Mandir gets facial recognition CCTV system on Rath Yatra

July 01, 2022

Ahmedabad: The Jagannath Mandir here has got the facial recognition technology-laden CCTV camera today on the occasion of Rath Yatra festival at its main gate. This will help Police to identify and eliminate any potential threats. The 145th Rathyatra has commenced from Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur, Ahmedabad today morning. Keeping in mind the inflow of devotees, security becomes the top priority of the police department. Therefore, in this year's Rathyatra, Artificial Intelligence-Facial Reco...Read More

145th Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad

July 01, 2022
145th Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad

Gandhinagar: 145th Rath Yatra in the city of Ahmedabad commenced today morning timely after the Chief Minister performed Pahind ceremony, cleaned the path of the Raths, using golden broom and pulled the rath to outside the Mandir in Jamalpur area of city. The Chief Minister's office clarified that Patel had turned covid negative in the second test which was conducted yesterday. A note released by his office further pointed out that Patel was anyway suffering from mild symptoms of Covid when ...Read More

In pictures: Ahmedabad gears up for Rath Yatra 2022: The pictures of preparations

June 27, 2022
In pictures: Ahmedabad gears up for Rath Yatra 2022: The pictures of preparations

View this post on Instagram A post shared by DeshGujarat (@deshgujaratinsta) Rapid Action Force and Gujarat Police jawans hold flag march in communally sensitive areas of Walled City Ahmedabad ahead of annual Jagannath Rath Yatra which would pass through this route on 1st July pic.twitter.com/gWhfRDbdaK— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) June 30, 2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by DeshGujarat (@deshgujaratinsta) View thi...Read More