With Lord Ram and Lord Shiva having been central to political narratives for the past four decades, it appears that politicians are now turning to other deities from the Hindu pantheon.

Much of the chaos unfolded near the Balagandi area, where Lord Balabhadra’s chariot, Taladhwaja, was stuck for over an hour.

Devotees from all over the world gathered to attend the famous Odisha’s Puri Jaganath Rath Yatra on June 27. Officials and ...

There were reports about people complaining of suffocation and collapsing during Rath Yatra. Ambulances were called in to ...

Officials said around 70 people remained under treatment at the District Headquarters Hospital, and nine were in critical ...

Pradyumna Mohanty, a senior journalist, said: “We went to Puri with officials of the information and public relations ...

Nearly 625 people fell ill and many had to be admitted to hospitals due to sweltering heat and overcrowding during Rath Yatra ...

Lakhs of devotees flood Puri as chariots of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra roll thru streets ...

Rath Yatra, on the other hand, is a traditionally popular festival in Bengal, where it is celebrated at almost every locality ...

The ISCKON Dwarka is organising the biggest Rath Yatra after Jagannath Puri, whose chariot has been designed with 108 types of mangoes. The ISKCON will conduct distribution of 11,000 kg mangoes. The ...