All other preparations for the festival are in full swing, while the administration is ready to conduct the event smoothly. Pic/ PTI
"The idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were put up in their chariots kept near the main temple gate as the sibling deities were being decked up for their annual sojourn to their aunt's place," International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Vice-President, Radharanan Das, stated
As part of the festival, the three chariots will be taken out from the temple around 2:30 pm, and the entire journey will be over by 4 pm
Accompanied by monks of the temple and others, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee performs the ritual
Thousands of devotees have already reached Digha, while devotional songs were being played continuously through the public address system
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