Bhubaneswar: The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) Saturday recommended to the Odisha government to conduct the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri sans devotees in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
Rath Yatra is scheduled to be held on June 23 in Puri. Keeping the SJTMC's recommendation in mind, the Odisha government has asked the Indian Railways not to run trains to Puri.
The SJTMC decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the SJTMC which was chaired by Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, traditionally considered the prime servitor of the deity.
The committee also recommended that the state government arrange live telecast of the annual festival so that lakhs of devotees across the globe can witness it on