Numerous worshippers descend on Puri in Odisha.

A huge number of enthusiasts from all over the nation gathered on July 8 in Odisha's Puri to request the gifts of Master Jagannath to celebrate the momentous day of the Rath Yatra.

The yearly Master Jagannath's Rath Yatra started in Odisha's Puri on Sunday.
The Rath Yatra, also known as the Chariot Celebration, is accepted to be as ancient as the Jagannath Sanctuary in Puri.

President Droupadi Murmu took a portion of the yearly Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, one of India's significant and eagerly anticipated celebrations.

In conjunction with the President, Odisha Governor Raghubar Das, Odisha Chief Serve Mohan Charan Majhi, and Union Serve Dharmendra Pradhan moreover took a portion of the celebrations.

Opening up wishes to person Indians, President Droupadi Murmu, in a post on X said on Sunday, “On the occasion of the world-famous Rath Yatra of Ruler Jagannath, I intensify my passionate best wishes to all the compatriots. Nowadays, incalculable Jagannath darlings from all over the nation and the world are enthusiastically holding up to see the three shapes of Bhagavat situated on the chariot. On the event of this incredible celebration, I supplicate to Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath for everyone's joy, peace and prosperity”.

“On the event of the sacred Rath Yatra, I expand ardent welcome and best wishes to everybody. May the boundless kindness of Ruler Jagannath bring thriving to each locale of our state, cultivating a unused and enhanced Odisha. Usually my prayer,” Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi composed in a post on X.

Agreeing to the Hindu calendar, the celebration is celebrated on the Dwitiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha (waxing moon fortnight) in the month of Ashadh.

The celebration is related to Lord Jagannath, an avatar of Ruler Vishnu, and his kin. Amid the Yatra, the gods Ruler Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra, and his sister Subhadra are carried on wooden chariots from Jagannath Sanctuary to Gundicha Sanctuary in Puri.