Temple servitors stand atop a chariot after it was ceremonially brought to the Singhadwara (Lion's Gate) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha on 15 July 2026, following the Agyanmala ritual ahead of the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra. (Photo: NationPress/X/@JagannathaDhaam)
Thousands of devotees ceremonially pulled the three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra to the Singhadwara (Lion's Gate) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri on 15 July 2026, following the Agyanmala ritual. (Photo: NationPress/X/@JagannathaDhaam)
The chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra were hauled by devotees to the Singhadwara of the Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri, on 15 July 2026 as part of the pre-Rath Yatra Agyanmala ceremony in Odisha. (Photo: NationPress/X/@JagannathaDhaam)
The three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra were positioned in front of the Singhadwara of the Shree Jagannath Temple, facing the Shree Gundicha Temple, on 15 July 2026 following the Agyanmala ritual in Puri, Odisha. (Photo: NationPress/X/@JagannathaDhaam)
All three chariots — belonging to Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra — stood ready before the Singhadwara (Lion's Gate) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha on 15 July 2026, aligned towards the Shree Gundicha Temple after the Agyanmala rite. (Photo: NationPress/X/@JagannathaDhaam)