First preparatory meeting for world-famous Rath Yatra 2024 held
Puri: The first preparatory meeting for the world-famous Rath Yatra 2024 was held in Puri district of Odisha on Saturday, said reliable reports. An initial preparatory meeting has been held under the chairmanship of Puri District Collector to end the procession in a peaceful and orderly manner.
According to reports, all the government departments have been directed to finalize their preparations and action plans. They have been further urged to correct the errors, deviations and problems that arose during the last year’s Annual car festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings.
The rituals of Lord Janannath from Akshay Tritya to Sunabesha, crowd control, drinking water supply, health and sanitation and law and order were discussed in detail in the meeting. The initial ritual of Rath Yatra will begin on May 10 that is from Akshay Tritya. The Devasnana Purnima shall be held on June 22 and the Rath Yatra 2024 on July 7.
Bahuda (or the return of the Rath) will be held on July 15 and the Sunabesha will be held on July 17. Preparations have started at the administrative level for various dates and rituals. It was discussed in the meeting to prepare an action plan by maintaining coordination among all the departments. In view of the gathering of lakhs of devotees during the procession, all the preparations have been started by the police administration.
Ms Kalinga