Break from tradition: Only the temple servitors gathered for the Puri Rath Yatra on Tuesday.

Break from custom: Only the temple servitors gathered for the Puri Rath Yatra on Tuesday.|Image Credit:
BiswaranjanRout.

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Conventional servitors who tested unfavorable for COVID-19 performed the routines

The yearly Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath was held in Puri on Tuesday without the typical churchgoers of enthusiasts, a historical departure from the centuries-old tradition. Symbolic Rath Yatra at Lord Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad

The standard servitors of Shree Jagannath Temple, who tested unfavorable for COVID-19, performed the routines associated with the Rath Yatra, which was allowed by the Supreme Court with stringent conditions

Nevertheless, in view of the pandemic, the Supreme Court directed the State government not to enable fans to collect for the