In a letter to Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on August 1, CM Majhi said the Rath Yatra is not merely a religious festival but a timeless civilisational tradition

The 'Niladri Bije' ritual marks the final stage of the Rath Yatra, where the deities are taken from their chariots back into the temple in a ceremonial procession known as 'Pahandi'