Jagannath Rath Yatra

Three people died and over 50 were injured in a stampede during Rath Yatra near Puri’s Gundicha Temple. Odisha CM Mohan Majhi removed top officials, ordered an inquiry, and called the negligence leading to the tragedy “unpardonable.”

Demonstrating a significant commitment to public service, over 1,560 Swayamsevaks (volunteers) from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) played a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and well-being of lakhs of devotees during the renowned Ratha Yatra festival in Puri. Working in close coordination with the Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti, the volunteers executed nine structured humanitarian service activities, earning widespread appreciation.

The West Bengal government has openly flouted scriptural injunctions and long-established traditions in its brazen appropriation of the Puri Jagannath Dham.

Meitei community in Manipur celebrate their own version of the Jagannath Rath Yatra called the Kang Yatra.

There is a profound underlying meaning to the story of Lord Jagannath enduring Madhav’s pain. The story explains how one is bound by his destiny and cannot escape it.

Without Donald Trump's help, the first ever Jagannath Rath Yatra in New York City would not have been possible

Three enormous wooden chariots bearing Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are pulled by throngs of worshippers during the Rath Yatra

Justice Mantha asserted that imposing restrictions on the chariot parade will invalidate, defeat, and jeopardise the Rath Yatra's mission and purpose.