Two-Day Jagannath Rath Yatra Begins In Puri, Lakhs Of Devotees Participate In Annual Festivities — IN PICS

This year Jagannath Rath Yatra will be celebrated for just two days for the first time in 53 years due to the convergence of 'Nabajaubana Darshan,' 'Netra Utsav,' and 'Gundicha Yatra' on July 7.

The grand annual Rath Yatra or the chariot festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, is all set to begin on Sunday. (Source: PTI)

Visuals from Puri where the chariots of Lord Jagannath and his siblings - Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra are to be ceremoniously pulled by devotees on Sunday, July 7. (Source: ANI)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers prayers at the Jagannath Temple on the 'Rath Yatra' festival, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Source: PTI)

President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Puri to take darshan of the Lord Jagannath as the two-day Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri commenced on Sunday, July 7. (Source: ANI)

Tripura CM Manik Saha inaugurates the Rath Yatra festival organised by ISKCON, in Agartala. (Source: ANI)

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offers prayers at ISKCON temple on Jagannath Rath Yatra festival, in Kolkata, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Source: PTI)

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the inauguration ceremony of Lord Jagannath's annual 'Rath Yatra' at the Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Source: PTI)

Visuals of Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra from the capital city of Jharkhand. (Source: ANI)

Devotees participate in the annual 'Rath Yatra' of Lord Jagannath in West Bengal's Siliguri. (Source: ANI)

A large number of devotees have gathered in Puri, Odisha, to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath as the two-day Rath Yatra begins on Sunday, July 7. (Source: ANI)

Devotees participate in the annual 'Rath Yatra' of Lord Jagannath, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Source: PTI)

Devotees participate in the annual 'Rath Yatra' of Lord Jagannath, in Hyderabad, on Sunday, July 7, 2024. (Source: PTI)