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Puri: The annual journey of Lord Jagannath at Puri is to be observed on July 4. The construction work of chariots started on Akshaya Tritiya following a ceremonial puja in front of the temple office on the Grand Road.
As per reports, all the necessary repair works of Shree Jagannath temple (Srimandir) in Puri will be undertaken on a war-footing and to be completed before the upcoming Rath Yatra.
In the Jagannath Rathyatra, three new chariots are constructed every year for Lord Jagannath, His elder brother Balabhadra and His sister Subhadra. The annual journey of the deities to their Aunt Devi Gundicha has been observed since the 12th century. The celebration goes on for nine days and at the end, the deities return to their abode. The return journey is called Bahuda Jatra.
However, Puri town that has been worst hit by cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ yet to recover from the damage. Nearly one crore and sixty-five lakh people of the state were adversely affected due to cyclone Fani. The state witnessed large scale destruction due to the cyclone.
Cyclone Fani is an unusual and unexpected one in the month of May, as the state normally experiences cyclones in the period of October-November. As Rath Yatra is barely two months left, the district administration will be on their toes to bring Fani-ravaged Puri to normal.
Puri, which is always full of life with visitors, has a deserted look and turned to a nearly ghost-town. Most shops are closed, and the electricity yet to be restored in some places. The well-known tourist destination is visited by thousands of people from different parts of the country on a daily basis. The main attractions are the Jagannath temple and the beach.
Meanwhile, the Jagannath temple administration is all ready for the ensuing nine-day Rath Yatra on July 4. It will be a testing time for the shrine officials and other government agencies to make preparations for the mega-festival in the wake of massive damage to infrastructures like electricity, telecom service, hospitals, water supply, and hotels.
“The damage all around can be realized. Still, we will pull out all odds for smooth conduct of the annual car festival. We hope that the damaged infrastructure will be restored before Rath Yatra. A team of ASI experts will inspect the Jagannath temple’s structure that suffered minor damage at a few isolated places,” said SJTT administrator Pradipta Mohapatra.