Visakhapatnam gears up for Jagannath Rath Yatra celebrations
Visakhapatnam is preparing for the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra on July 16, featuring processions organized by ISKCON and the local Sri Jagannath Swamy Temple. The events will include cultural performances, food distribution, and religious rituals spanning several days.
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Visakhapatnam is gearing up for the annual Sri Jagannath Rath Yatra celebrations on July 16, with separate processions and religious programmes being organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and the Sri Jagannath Swamy Temple on Town Kotha Road.
ISKCON Visakhapatnam will organise the 18th edition of its Rath Yatra from 4 p.m. Three 37-foot chariots carrying the deities of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra will be taken out in a single procession from the Mahatma Gandhi statue opposite the GVMC office. The procession will pass through LIC Building, Ambedkar statue, Dabagardens, Jagadamba Junction and Waltair Main Road before culminating at Gurajada Kalakshetram, Siripuram.
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