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Corona puts the brake on the wheels of Kolkata Ratha Yatra

Kolkata: In some places, it is a closed trailer and convoy while it is a stretcher or laptop in several other places.
Lord Jagannath and his brothers will ride various vehicles to reach his aunt’s house Gundicha on Monday for the celebration of Ratha Yatra.
Some changes have been made for traditional concepts for safe celebrations with a sane crowd during a pandemic.
In most places, train pullers have been suspended for the second year in a row.
Kolkata Ratha Yatra from Iskcon is in the 50th year and preparation made for celebrations has been canceled.
Three Mammoth trains used to get around the city to reach Maidan – where they live for seven days – repaired and turned on but finally, they have been punished for the current situation.
Chariot’s photo file in Mahesh this year, you have a 40-foot and eight foot trailer you have brought idols from the Albert Road temple to the Gurusaday Road temple, which is Mashir Bari this year.
The trailer will have three pilot cars from Kolkata police in front and 11 other cars with Sevaks carry clothes, jewelry, bhogs etc.
“We will cover the trailer so no one wants to watch and we will not announce the route to avoid crowding.
CM Mamata Banerjee will send the Bhog that will be offered and then Yatra will start,” said Radharaman Das, Deputy President of Iskcon Kolkata.
Mahesh aged 625 years and several centuries Old Guptipara Ratha Hooghly will not move this time too.
In Mahesh and Guptipara, Temporary Mash Bari has been made in the temple because idols will not leave the place.
Only ‘Shila’ Narayan who will be brought by the priests to the original Mashir Bari Mahesh.
The 250-year-old wooden train from midnapur has been repaired and painted but will not bring idols this time.
Pujas will broadcast live on the Midnapur Municipality social media page.
Chariot is 246 years old at Mahisadal Palace, which has 13 towers, will not move well and the closed Talanquin will bring idols.
The 400-year-old Chowdhury Family Train in Amadpur near the Discom in East Burdwan while in Searsole in Raniganj, there will be no withdrawal of Rajari Rath this year.
“After a meeting with the police, we decided to physically bring idols to ‘Parikirrama’ seven rounds and then put them on the train,” said Nirmal Chatterjee, family member.
(Input from Falguni Banerjee, Glad Khanra, Suman Mondal & MD Asif)

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