In a tragic incident, one devotee died whereas 15 others had been injured following a stampede in the course of the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, Odisha on Sunday. The injured devotees had been instantly admitted to the hospital, nonetheless, most of them suffered minor accidents and had been subsequently discharged from the hospital after main therapy. Meanwhile, the therapy of significantly injured devotees was underway.
The deceased devotee was not recognized but, nonetheless, he’s mentioned to be from outdoors Odisha. As per the data obtainable, the accident occurred in the course of the chariot pulling of Lord Balabhadra. During the pulling, a person fell to the bottom and subsequently died. After the incident, a minor stampede-like situation developed main to fifteen folks injured. Meanwhile, Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi introduced Rs 4 lakh ex gratia to the following kin of the deceased.
Millions of devotees participated in Rath Yatra
The annual Jagannath Rath Yatra noticed an inflow of thousands and thousands of devotees. On this present day, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balbhadra and Devi Subhadra comment on a journey to their maternal aunt Gundicha’s temple. According to frequent non secular perception, Jagannath falls in poor health after consuming many sorts of dishes in Puri, however after bathing on Snan Purnima, his well being improves and on Rath Yatra, he alongside along with his siblings goes to her aunt.
The rituals earlier than the beginning of the Rath Yatra had been being held on Sunday itself. Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra sat of their respective chariots at 2.30 pm. The Lord was woke up 2 hours sooner than standard and Mangala Aarti was carried out at 2 am as a substitute of 4 am. After Mangala Aarti, Dashavatara Puja was carried out at round 2.30 pm. Naitrotsav was celebrated at 3 pm and Puja was carried out by the King of Puri at 4 pm. Surya Puja was carried out at 5.10 am and Dwarpal Puja was carried out at round 5.30 am. Khichdi Bhog-Prasad was supplied to the Lord at 7 am.
Notably, that is after 53 years that ‘Nabajouban Darshan’, ‘Netra Utsav’, and Rath Yatra had been carried out on the identical day. Nabajouban Darshan and Netra Utsav rituals sometimes precede the Rath Yatra.
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