Cultural artists staged performances as West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari conducted rituals at the 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra, hosted by ISKCON in Kolkata on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari led religious rituals at the 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra on 16 July 2026, as performing artists added a festive dimension to the ISKCON-organised procession in Kolkata. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari performed religious rituals at the 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra, organised by ISKCON in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari of West Bengal joined thousands of devotees at the ISKCON-organised 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra on 16 July 2026, honouring Lord Jagannath through traditional observances. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra, one of the city's largest annual Hindu festivals, was graced by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who performed prescribed rituals at the ISKCON event on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Suvendu Adhikari, serving as West Bengal's Chief Minister, was present at the ISKCON-organised 55th Rath Yatra in Kolkata on 16 July 2026, observing and participating in the ceremonial rituals of the chariot festival. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
At the 55th edition of the Kolkata Rath Yatra, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari fulfilled the role of chief devotee, performing rituals before the chariot of Lord Jagannath at the ISKCON festival on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
ISKCON hosted the 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra on 16 July 2026, with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in attendance to perform the traditional rituals that mark the annual chariot procession of Lord Jagannath. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
In a display of devotion, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari honoured Lord Jagannath by performing the prescribed festival rituals at the 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra, organised by ISKCON on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal's Chief Minister, actively participated in the ceremonial rituals at the ISKCON-led 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra on 16 July 2026, marking the auspicious occasion of Lord Jagannath's chariot procession. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The Kolkata Rath Yatra 2026 saw West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari take on a formal ritual role at the ISKCON-organised 55th edition of the festival, held on 16 July 2026 in Kolkata. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari performed worship at the ISKCON-organised 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra on 16 July 2026, joining devotees gathered in Kolkata to celebrate the chariot festival of Lord Jagannath. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
On 16 July 2026, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari was present at the ISKCON campus in Kolkata to perform rituals during the 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra, an annual celebration honouring Lord Jagannath. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari performed the Chhera Pahanra — the sacred sweeping ritual before the chariot of Lord Jagannath — at the 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra organised by ISKCON on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The Chhera Pahanra — a tradition in which a dignitary symbolically sweeps the path before Lord Jagannath's chariot — was performed by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at the ISKCON Rath Yatra in Kolkata on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Chhera Pahanra is a revered Rath Yatra custom in which a ruler or senior dignitary sweeps the route before Lord Jagannath's chariot, symbolising humility before the divine. West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari observed this tradition at the ISKCON festival in Kolkata on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari observed the Chhera Pahanra ritual at the ISKCON-organised 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra on 16 July 2026, continuing a centuries-old custom of royal homage to Lord Jagannath. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
ISKCON Kolkata marked 55 years of its Rath Yatra tradition on 16 July 2026, with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari performing the Chhera Pahanra ritual as part of the milestone celebrations honouring Lord Jagannath. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Devotees gathered in Kolkata for the 55th ISKCON Rath Yatra on 16 July 2026, as West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari performed the Chhera Pahanra ritual, drawing widespread participation from the Hindu community. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari completed the Chhera Pahanra ritual at the close of the procession ceremony during the 55th Kolkata Rath Yatra, organised by ISKCON in Kolkata on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)