BHUBANESWAR: Pulling of Lord Jagannath’s chariot Nandighosa that stopped in the center on Saturday, resumed amid heavy downpour at Grand Road in Puri on Sunday.
Braving the intermittent rain, devotees and policemen pulled the chariot to Gundicha temple from Balagandi Chhak on Sunday morning. The deities will likely be taken into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple on Monday.
“I believe lucky and blessed that I were given a possibility to pull the chariot of Lord Jagannath with out whom will not anything can happen in this world. He has his unique method of creating his presence felt and to succeed in his devotees,” said Satyabrata Biswal, a devotee from Dhenkanal.
The pulling of the chariot started at around nine.15 am after the Daitapati servitors performed more than a few rituals like Mangala Aarti and Abakasha of the Lord. The chariots of Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra had reached Gundicha temple on Saturday.
The Medical Square on Grand Road where the chariots were being pulled witnessed waterlogging for a few hours. The Puri Municipality claimed to have taken a number of measures to be sure that there will likely be no waterlogging throughout Rath Yatra.
“We cleared primary choking issues around the town and likewise all of the main drains prior to the pageant. The geographical position of the Medical Square is such that water from all portions of the city accumulates there and inside of a few mins of rain, where gets flooded. We have employed around 100 sanitary body of workers for the Grand Road by myself, who worked in reality fast to drain the water and save you water logging,” said chairman of Puri Municipality, Jayant Sarangi.
Puri received 70 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at eight.30 am on Sunday and 74 mm between eight.30 am and 5.30 pm on Sunday. The MeT place of job has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal town in the next 25 hours. “We are ready with six water pumps to pump out the water if it rains very heavily,” Sarangi added.
The pilgrim town flooded with devotees as heavy rush used to be witnessed on the Grand Road, at sea seashore, and other puts of visit.
Braving the intermittent rain, devotees and policemen pulled the chariot to Gundicha temple from Balagandi Chhak on Sunday morning. The deities will likely be taken into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple on Monday.
“I believe lucky and blessed that I were given a possibility to pull the chariot of Lord Jagannath with out whom will not anything can happen in this world. He has his unique method of creating his presence felt and to succeed in his devotees,” said Satyabrata Biswal, a devotee from Dhenkanal.
The pulling of the chariot started at around nine.15 am after the Daitapati servitors performed more than a few rituals like Mangala Aarti and Abakasha of the Lord. The chariots of Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra had reached Gundicha temple on Saturday.
The Medical Square on Grand Road where the chariots were being pulled witnessed waterlogging for a few hours. The Puri Municipality claimed to have taken a number of measures to be sure that there will likely be no waterlogging throughout Rath Yatra.
“We cleared primary choking issues around the town and likewise all of the main drains prior to the pageant. The geographical position of the Medical Square is such that water from all portions of the city accumulates there and inside of a few mins of rain, where gets flooded. We have employed around 100 sanitary body of workers for the Grand Road by myself, who worked in reality fast to drain the water and save you water logging,” said chairman of Puri Municipality, Jayant Sarangi.
Puri received 70 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at eight.30 am on Sunday and 74 mm between eight.30 am and 5.30 pm on Sunday. The MeT place of job has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal town in the next 25 hours. “We are ready with six water pumps to pump out the water if it rains very heavily,” Sarangi added.
The pilgrim town flooded with devotees as heavy rush used to be witnessed on the Grand Road, at sea seashore, and other puts of visit.
Nandighosa chariot reaches Gundicha temple after halt
![Nandighosa chariot reaches Gundicha temple after halt]()
Reviewed by Kailash
on
July 16, 2018
Rating:
