By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/PURI: Dr Krishan Kumar’s master strategy paid well with Pahandi Procession of Lord Jagannath and two of his Siblings completed amid COVID-19 restrictions much before the stipulated time.
The administrative and crowd management ability of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Chief Administrator , Dr Kumar once again proved with the Pahandi Bije ritual of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra during the annual Ratha Jatra concluded around 9.15 AM while it was scheduled to end by 11.30 AM.
The Pahandi Bije of Lord Balabhadra began around 7.15 AM, Devi Subhadra around 7.25 AM and that of Lord Jagannath around 7.35 AM as the servitors escorted the idols of the deities from Ratna Bedi to their respective chariots– Taladhwaja, Darpadalana and Nandighosa– in a ceremonial procession.
