Ahmedabad, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 200 Jagannath Rath Yatras were taken out across Gujarat on Thursday, with the state's major 149th annual procession in Ahmedabad concluding peacefully after travelling along its traditional route from the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur area and returning to the temple by evening. Besides Ahmedabad, Rath Yatras were organised in cities and towns including Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Morbi, Vadodara and several other districts, with lakhs of devotees participating in religious processions held on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij.

Ahmedabad, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday participated in two Jagannath Rath Yatra processions organised in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar district on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij, flagging off the fifth Rath Yatra of the Jagannath Temple at Adalaj and later inaugurating the 19th Rath Yatra organised by SGVP Gurukul in Memnagar. The Chief Minister came to the Jagannath Temple in Adalaj, where he performed the traditional 'Pahind Vidhi' with a golden broom in accordance with Vedic rituals before flagging off the temple's fifth Rath Yatra. He also offered the Mangala Aarti to Lord Jagannath.