10 Iconic Places Outside India Where Ratha Yatra Is Celebrated | Mycitylinks
Apart from being celebrated originally at the majestic city of Puri in Odisha, here’s a list of the iconic cities outside India where the festival of Ratha Yatra is observed gallantly. 1. San Francisco, USA Almost 49 years ago in 1967, the first Ratha Yatra outside India was celebrated in the city of San Francisco. Interestingly, until today, the More...
Lord Jagannath’s rath yatra commences
The 139th rath yatra of Lord Jagannath today commenced on it’s 15 km journey in the walled city here amid tight security arrangements even as lakhs of devotees queued up to have a glimpse of the deity.The More...
10 Lakh People Expected At Puri For Rath Yatra Festival
Puri: The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings starts in Puri in Odisha on Wednesday with authorities expecting about 10 lakh people to take part in the nine-day chariot festival.Security has More...
40,000 pilgrims perform Amarnath Yatra in three days – The Economic Times
JAMMU: Since its beginning on July 2, 40,000 pilgrims have performed the Amarnath Yatra as another batch of 1,924 pilgrims left JAMMU for the Valley on Tuesday.An official of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) More...
Ahmedabad: Over 18,000 security men to guard Lord Jagannath rath yatra – The Economic Times
GANDHINAGAR: A force of 18,000 security personnel will be deployed in Ahmedabad to guard the annual Lord Jagannath rath yatra, which will be taken out on Wednesday.”For Ahmedabad, which will witness it’s More...
Amarnath Yatra: In ponywalahs and palkis, a tale of communal harmony | Hindustan Times
The base camp was teeming with pilgrims, instantly recognisable by their backpacks, muddy shoes, wooden walking sticks, and the religious songs they sing as they progress by foot, or on horseback, or on a porter’s More...
24,000 devotees perform Amarnath Yatra in two days | The Indian Express
Nearly 24,000 devotees performed the Yatra in last two days and another batch of 1,414 pilgrims left winter capital Jammu on Monday for the Valley. “Another batch of 1,414 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas More...
Mamata Banerjee to flag off ISKCON rath yatra in Kolkata
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the Kolkata rathayatra organised by ISKCON on 6 July. The event will start at 8 a.m. from the ISKCON Temple on Albert Road. The yatra would pass through Hungerford More...
Second batch of 1,214 pilgrims leave for Amarnath yatra – The Economic Times
JAMMU: The second batch of 1,214 pilgrims today left from the base camp here to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security.The batch, comprising of 837 male, 227 female and 150 More...
Over 9,000 pilgrims set off from Kashmir to begin Amarnath Yatra – The New Indian Express
SRINAGAR: Over 9,000 pilgrims on Saturday morning set off from base camps in Ganderbal and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir to begin this year’s Amarnath Yatra. “Out of 7500 pilgrims gathered More...