Kharagpur Jagannath Rath Yatra 2020

Jagannath Rath Yatra is one of the biggest and widely-celebrated festivals of India wherein millions of devotees arrive at the Jagannath Mandir in Kharagpur, WB to participate in the yatra processions and seek blessings of Lord Jagannath. The festival is celebrated in Ashadh Sud 2, an auspicious day which is also known as Ashad Shukla Dwitiya, and it generally falls in early July according to the Hindu Lunar Calendar. Rath Yatra was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 23 June 2020 this year.

Rath Yatra was not traditionally organized at the Shri Jagannath Temple Kharagpur due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the chariots of the gods were not pulled this year, the rituals were carried out following the social distance and guidelines issued by the state government. After Chirpahanara, the chariot was placed outside the temple to maintain social distance and other guidance. This year, both types of prasad (dry and wet) are not distributed, prasad of devotees and volunteers will not be consumed. SC Mohanty, Assist Secya, Sri Jagannath Temple, Kharagpur requested all the devotees through the media to maintain social distance and other directions by the volunteers present for the smooth darshan of everyone.