By Our Correspondent
PURI:Today, on the 50th day of the construction of the chariot, the construction workers arrived at the chariot yard before 8:00 am, gave their presence, and began the construction work under the guidance of the Chief Maharana.
*Chariot construction progress*
(As of yesterday, the first Bhuin Cha’ Kudi or Bhuin Chauta was set in four Nahakas of three chariots)
*Khadiora setting completed on three chariots for the fourteen-day tour*
By yesterday, the first ground frame of the three chariots was completed, the remaining parts of the first ground frame, such as the ground frame, were connected and the four sides of the four chariots were raised to hold the petals. After the fourteenth Nahaka is raised on all sides of the four chariots, the work of raising the first ground frame will be completed. As the fourteenth Nahaka is scheduled to be carried out tomorrow, the previous preparations have been completed. Therefore, after the Bhoi Sevaks provided the Maharana Sevaks with four feet long Nadia Gar or *Khadiora* for the three chariots, the Maharana Sevaks finished setting 27 Khadiora or Nadia Gar, nine in each chariot.
*Second floor or middle floor frame construction completed*
Today, under the supervision of the Chief Maharana, with the help of the Assistant Maharana and Bhoi Sevak, the construction of the middle ground or second ground frame of the three chariots has been completed. In addition, the Maharana has completed the numbering of various parts of the second ground.
*Under the supervision of the Chief of the Taladhwaj Rath, the construction of three 20-foot-wide Onsar Gayals required for the preparation of the Mahaprabhu’s Onsar Tati house has been completed.
*The Rupkar Sevaks have continued the work by carving the Kandarpa form on the three chariots, carving five lotus flower images on the four sides, carving lotus leaves, and carving branches and creepers.
*At the temporary blacksmith shop in Dolbedy, the blacksmiths have continued to make three-wheeled earthenware forks and thirteen-wheeled iron forged forged iron.
*At Dolvedi, the Maharana monks have continued to build wooden equipment for the Unsar and Rath Yatra services.
*Deputy Chief Administrator and District Magistrate reviews progress of chariot construction*
Today at 12 noon, the Deputy Chief Administrator and District Magistrate visited the Rath Khala and reviewed the construction work of the chariots. While inspecting the construction work, the Chief Maharanas, who were in the process of constructing the chariots well ahead of schedule, expressed their satisfaction with the information provided by the District Magistrate Shri. Dibyajyoti Parida.
The presence of the charioteer*
*Maharana Sevak of Tiniratha – 76
*Tiniratha’s servant – 75
*The servant of the Three Chariots – 21
*Servant of the Three Chariots Ojha Kamar – 20
*Three Chariots Karti Sevak – 4
*Tumbi Bindha Craftsman – 2
*Pahi Maharana – 2
*Rathakala Assistant (Water Bottle) – 1
Total – 201 people
