PHOTOS: Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra begins in India amid Covid-19

The Apex Court has permitted the state to hold the festival with restrictions in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. As per the order, it has allowed only 500 people to pull the chariots. According to the police, an Additional Director General of Police is supervising the arrangements for the yatra. The pulling of every chariot is being supervised by a senior officer. “We have done good arrangement for Rath Yatra after Supreme Court has found a midway to perform the Yatra here where the devotees can attend it from their houses, over the televisions and their smartphone. It is the safest way to be a part of the Rath Yatra from a remote area,” said a police officer. Performing artists, priests were also seen participating in the Rath Yatra.

Updated on: Jun 23, 2020 1:10 PM IST

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Kolkata: Devotees pray at the ISKCON temple on the occasion of the Rath Yatra festival, in Kolkata, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (PTI)

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A Hindu devotee, wearing a protective face mask, carries idols of Hindu Lord Jagannath, his sister Subadhra and brother Balabhadra, as he arrives to attend the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ahmedabad, India on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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Priests and devotees take part in the 'pahandi' rituals of Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The Rath Yatra is being organised in a restricted manner this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (PTI)

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Monks of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) chant 'Hare Krishna' on the occasion of the Rath Yatra festiva, at ISCKON temple in Kolkata, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The grand Rath Yatra festival procession is not organised this year due to the COVID 19 pandemic. (PTI)

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Devotees participate in Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra at Santipur in West Bengals’s Nadia, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (PTI)

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Surat: A priest garlands the idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra on the occasion of the Rath Yatra festival at Jagannath Temple in Surat, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (PTI)

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A Hindu devotee reacts after ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Consciousness) cancelled the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kolkata, India on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (REUTERS)