Puri: 14 people were injured on Saturday during Nabakalebar Rath Yatra in Puri. Four people were injured in a stampede and 10 were injured when the roof of a building collapsed during the yatra.
Lakhs of devotees from across the country and abroad descended on the pilgrim town of Puri in Odisha to witness commencement of the nine-day journey of the new idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra to Gundicha Temple and back to their abode.
Devotees from all walks of life have been making a beeline to the town since Friday for the world famous annual festival of chariots to catch a glimpse of the presiding deities of the 12th century shrine of Sri Jagannath.
With over 30 lakh pilgrims expected to attend the festivities, police made elaborate arrangements to provide a thick security cover by deploying about 10,000 personnel besides putting air and coast surveillance in place.
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