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Puri Rath Yatra Halted Amid Overcrowding: 600+ Devotees Fall Ill, Chariots Struggle to Move

 28 June,2025 The Ratha Yatra of Puri, also rendered as the Ratha Jatra (Odia: ରଥଯାତ୍ରା,’Chariot Festival’ or ‘Car Festival‘), is considered the oldest and largest Hindu chariot festival celebrated annually, on the bright half of the lunar month of Ashadh (June–July). The Ratha… Puri Rath Yatra Halted Amid Overcrowding: 600+ Devotees Fall Ill, Chariots Struggle to Move