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Dates with devotion: The division in Puris Rath Yatra celebrations

The Jagannath Temple in Puri holds its Rath Yatra every year on a date prescribed by its centuries-old ritual calendar. A branch of ISKCON, however, stages international events of the procession on dates that differ from the original, citing practical reasons. The divergence has sparked a controversy, with many in Puri viewing it as a challenge to the temples authority and its religious identity, finds Satyasundar Barik

17 Jul 2026 3:51 am