Thousands of devotees thronged Puri, Odisha, on 16 July 2026 to seek the blessings of Lord Balabhadra, resplendent in a crown and floral garland, as he was seated on the Taladhwaja chariot during the annual Rath Yatra festival. (Photo: NationPress/X/@sambitswaraj)
The Taladhwaja chariot — dedicated to Lord Balabhadra — drew vast crowds in Puri, Odisha on 16 July 2026, as the deity, adorned with a crown and floral garland, was presented for public darshan during the Rath Yatra 2026 procession. (Photo: NationPress/X/@sambitswaraj)
Pilgrims from across India gathered at Puri, Odisha on 16 July 2026 to receive the blessings of Lord Balabhadra, who was ceremonially adorned with a royal crown and floral garland and placed on the Taladhwaja chariot for the Rath Yatra procession. (Photo: NationPress/X/@sambitswaraj)
On 16 July 2026, the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, Odisha saw devotees line the streets to witness and seek the blessings of Lord Balabhadra, seated in full ceremonial adornment — crown and floral garland — atop the towering Taladhwaja chariot. (Photo: NationPress/X/@sambitswaraj)
Temple servitors carried Chakraraj Shree Sudarshan in the time-honoured 'Dhadi Pahandi' procession to the Darpadalana Rath on 15 July 2026, marking the ritual commencement of Rath Yatra at the Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, amid intense devotional fervour. (Photo: NationPress/X/@JagannathaDhaam)
The sacred Dhadi Pahandi ritual — in which temple servitors ceremonially bear Chakraraj Shree Sudarshan to the Darpadalana Rath — was performed at the Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri on 15 July 2026, drawing thousands of devotees who lined the route in devotional fervour. (Photo: NationPress/X/@JagannathaDhaam)