Port Blair, June 26: The annual car festival (Rath Yatra) of Lord Sri Jagannath, lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra will be celebrated in the Islands by Utkal Samaj in association with Rajasthan Manch on June 29, 2014 at Jagannath Temple (Rajasthan Manch), Shadipur. The mahapuja rituals of deities will begin at 9 am at the temple premises and after this the deities will be taken on a wooden chariot passing through Gandhi Park, Clock Tower, Light House Cinema, Bengali Club, Goalghar, VIP Road and back to Utkal Samaj premises.
Mahaprasad will be distributed to all the devotees after the mahapuja from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm on June 29. The return Rath Yatra (Bahuda yatra) will be held on July 7, a communication received here said.
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