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Though devotees used to jostle for space to get a glimpse of the deities during \u2018<strong>pahandi<\/strong>\u2019 in earlier years, millions of people watched the procession through live television telecasts. Two to three dancers were seen dancing ecstatically in front of chariots.<\/p>\n<p>Puri\u2019s titular king Dibyasingha Deb carried out symbolic sweeping of wooden floor of all chariots before pulling of chariots by \u2018<strong>sevayatas<\/strong>\u2019 began.<\/p>\n<p>When the COVID-19 pandemic first threw normal life out of gear in 2020, the State government decided not to allow the festival fearing that it would trigger the further spread of the disease. However, as per the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sci.gov.in\/\">Supreme Court<\/a><\/span> order, the yatra was held without the participation of devotees. Since the pandemic has not subsided this year, only \u2018<strong>sevayatas<\/strong>\u2019 associated with rituals of the temple have been allowed to participate in the festival.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Also Read<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"https:\/\/nerising.in\/meghalaya-behdienkhlam-festival-to-allow-only-vaccinated-participants\/\">Meghalaya: Behdie\u00f1khlam festival to allow only vaccinated participants<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To keep devotees off the Grand Road (road in front of the temple), the Puri district administration earlier vacated hotels and lodges. All lanes and by-lanes leading to the Grand Road were guarded by police personnel.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 65 platoons led by 10 Additional Superintendents of Police, 31 Deputy Superintendents of Police and 64 inspectors were deployed for the smooth conduct of the Rath Yatra. Nowhere else has the festival been allowed. Chariots would remain parked outside the Mausi Maa Temple for the next one week. On the ninth day, the deities would start their return journey towards their abode in Shree Jagannath Temple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puri, July 12: The world-famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath got underway without devotees for the second year in a row in the coastal town of Puri. Majestic chariots of sibling deities Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra were towed by \u2018sevayatas\u2019 (traditional priests). 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