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Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad

Similar scenes can be seen across The devotees give up their caste
many states in the country. One and creed and come together
such place is the Lord Jagannath as followers of Lord Jagannath
Temple in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. to make this event a grand
Mahendra Jha, the trustee of the success,” he added.
temple, told our Doordarshan
team, “Once a year, Lord
Jagannath comes out of the
sanctum to visit the devotees.
The entire city remains engulfed
in enthusiasm and excitement
and the devotees eagerly wait
to get a glimpse of the Lord. The
age-old tradition where the
path of the Rath Yatra is cleaned
with a golden broom is carried
out by the Puri Gajapati in Puri,
and by the Chief Minister of
Gujarat in Ahmedabad. One of
the members of the Jagannath
family, Narendra Modi Ji, the
Prime Minister of India, carried out
the traditions here for 13 years.

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