Puri: Debasnana Purnima of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra will be held on June 14. In order to ensure a smooth and ordered event, the Rath Yatra coordination committee will be meeting on Friday. However, servitors belonging to different Nijogs today called on Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administrator, Vir Vikram Yadav and had an informal discussion with him pertaining to the Snana Jatra and Rath Yatra.
Niti Administrator, Jitendra Sahoo informed that the preparations this year are to conduct Rath Yatra and all other related rituals and events associated to it, in the presence of devotees. This will be the first time in last three years when devotees will be allowed for Rath Yatra at Puri. In 2020 and 2021, the grand event was held sans devotees.