Ahmedabad, The 147th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath culminated in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday night with thousands of devotees queuing up along the route to offer prayers amid tight security.
The yatra of the raths (chariots) of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balbhadra and his sister Subhadra, pulled by members of the Khalashi community according to ancient tradition, began in the morning. The Rath Yatra is taken out every year on Ashadhi Beej (second day of the Hindu month Ashadh).
The three chariots returned to the temple at 9:15 pm after passing through several localities of Gujarat's largest city, including the Old City and some communally sensitive areas.
In the morning, Union Home Minister Amit Shah performed 'mangla aarti' and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel performed 'pahind vidhi', the ritual of cleaning the road with a golden broom, while chariots They came out of the Lord of 400 years. Jagannath temple in Jamalpur area.
The procession passed off peacefully and no untoward incident was reported anywhere along the route, officials said.
Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said the administration had made adequate arrangements to ensure that devotees did not face any problem during the massively sponsored yatra.
"New technology was used to ensure that people did not face any inconvenience while offering prayers. I thank the people for waiting patiently to pray and administer Ahmedabad. The police and residents ensured passage of 108 ambulances to reach those in need," said. saying.
The GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute, which operates 108 ambulance services, said that during the Rath Yatra, more than 40 calls were received from devotees complaining of falls, fainting, vomiting and abdominal pain, stroke, etc.
To deal with any medical emergency, 16 ambulances and medical teams at five government-run hospitals were also kept on alert, officials said.
After performing the pahind ceremony in the morning, the CM monitored the route, location and security arrangements through the CM Dashboard, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.
A senior police official said more than 22,000 security personnel were deployed to monitor the event and some balloon-mounted cameras were placed to monitor the movement of people.
As many as 4,500 people were deployed to walk with the procession along the entire 16-kilometre route, while 1,931 people managed traffic during the 147th edition of the annual Rath Yatra.
Senior police officials closely monitored the procession using 1,733 body cameras connected to a control room.
In addition, 20 drones and 96 surveillance cameras were installed at 47 points along the route. Nearly 1,400 CCTV cameras installed by traders on the route were also used for live surveillance.
The procession consisted of decorated elephants, trucks converted into paintings, 'akhadas' (local gymnasiums) along with bhajan mandlis. A tableau of the T20 World Cup, which India recently won, and those depicting renewable sources such as solar and wind energy were the highlights of the procession.
The procession usually consists of 18 decorated elephants, 100 trucks and 30 'akhadas' (local gymnasiums).
Rath yatras were also held in other cities of Gujarat including Surat.
The yatra of the raths (chariots) of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balbhadra and his sister Subhadra, pulled by members of the Khalashi community according to ancient tradition, began in the morning. The Rath Yatra is taken out every year on Ashadhi Beej (second day of the Hindu month Ashadh).
The three chariots returned to the temple at 9:15 pm after passing through several localities of Gujarat's largest city, including the Old City and some communally sensitive areas.
In the morning, Union Home Minister Amit Shah performed 'mangla aarti' and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel performed 'pahind vidhi', the ritual of cleaning the road with a golden broom, while chariots They came out of the Lord of 400 years. Jagannath temple in Jamalpur area.
The procession passed off peacefully and no untoward incident was reported anywhere along the route, officials said.
Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said the administration had made adequate arrangements to ensure that devotees did not face any problem during the massively sponsored yatra.
"New technology was used to ensure that people did not face any inconvenience while offering prayers. I thank the people for waiting patiently to pray and administer Ahmedabad. The police and residents ensured passage of 108 ambulances to reach those in need," said. saying.
The GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute, which operates 108 ambulance services, said that during the Rath Yatra, more than 40 calls were received from devotees complaining of falls, fainting, vomiting and abdominal pain, stroke, etc.
To deal with any medical emergency, 16 ambulances and medical teams at five government-run hospitals were also kept on alert, officials said.
After performing the pahind ceremony in the morning, the CM monitored the route, location and security arrangements through the CM Dashboard, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.
A senior police official said more than 22,000 security personnel were deployed to monitor the event and some balloon-mounted cameras were placed to monitor the movement of people.
As many as 4,500 people were deployed to walk with the procession along the entire 16-kilometre route, while 1,931 people managed traffic during the 147th edition of the annual Rath Yatra.
Senior police officials closely monitored the procession using 1,733 body cameras connected to a control room.
In addition, 20 drones and 96 surveillance cameras were installed at 47 points along the route. Nearly 1,400 CCTV cameras installed by traders on the route were also used for live surveillance.
The procession consisted of decorated elephants, trucks converted into paintings, 'akhadas' (local gymnasiums) along with bhajan mandlis. A tableau of the T20 World Cup, which India recently won, and those depicting renewable sources such as solar and wind energy were the highlights of the procession.
The procession usually consists of 18 decorated elephants, 100 trucks and 30 'akhadas' (local gymnasiums).
Rath yatras were also held in other cities of Gujarat including Surat.
