Rath Yatra celebration: Lord, devotees hit by warmth
9 min readExpress News Service
PURI: Braving excessive warmth and humidity, over 1,000,000 devotees and guests flocked to Puri to participate within the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra as they launched into their nine-day annual sojourn to Gundicha temple on Tuesday.
The sweltering situations, nonetheless, impacted the conduct of rituals, which had been delayed resulting in solely the Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra reaching Gundicha temple by night whereas Darpadalana of Devi Subhadra and Nandighosha of Lord Jagannath remained caught mid-way and will probably be pulled to their vacation spot on Wednesday.
The rituals for the Rath Yatra had been began on time early within the morning. The pahandi (ceremonial procession of the deities to the chariots) started at 9:15 am, quarter-hour earlier than schedule. Amidst the beating of cymbals and gongs, the ecstatic devotees chanted ‘Jai Jagannath’, ‘Hari Bola’ when the deities carrying lovely ‘tahias’ (crowns) swayed all the way in which to their respective chariots.
Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb arrived to conduct the chhera pahanra (ceremonial sweeping) atop the chariots which was accomplished by 2:50 pm. Enthusiasm and pleasure ran excessive amongst devotees because the Taladhwaja chariot started to roll on the Grand Road at round 3 pm which was adopted by the pulling of Devi Subhadra’s Darpadalana and Nandighosha.
As the devotees jostled with one another to take the ropes of their fingers through the pulling of the chariots, it turned difficult for the safety personnel and volunteers to manage the group. About a dozen sustained accidents through the pulling of the primary chariot Taladhwaja of Lord Balabhadra when rows of devotees hit a bike parked by the roadside. Several had been additionally injured within the commotion through the pulling of Nandighosha. Police denied any stampede-like scenario and mentioned CCTV footage of the incident will probably be examined.
Lakhs of individuals participated within the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri on Tuesday, braving excessive warmth. Over 300 folks suffered warmth stroke in addition to accidents as a consequence of scorching temperature, humidity and overcrowding | Debadatta Mallick
After the temperature soared over 35 diploma Celsius and humidity touched 79 per cent, the situations turned sordid for the mammoth gathering. Hundreds of devotees had been severely affected by the warmth and had been rushed to the hospitals. Fortunately, no casualty was reported until the submitting of this report. According to unofficial estimates, the overall footfall within the pilgrim city could possibly be within the vary of 11 lakh to 12 lakh on the day.
Close to 300 folks turned unconscious as a consequence of dehydration and exhaustion and got preliminary medical care on the district headquarters hospital (DHH), a 10-bed hospital arrange by Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital and the a number of well being camps arrange throughout the three-km-long Grand Road and different elements of the Pilgrim City
Official sources on the DHH mentioned practically 200 folks had been admitted to the hospital of whom 50 suffered accidents whereas bathing within the sea. The relaxation had been instances of dehydration, breathlessness and exhaustion because of the warmth and humidity whereas a few of them additionally suffered accidents within the scramble on the Grand Road through the pulling of the three chariots, significantly Nandighosha of Lord Jagannath.
A person affected by dehydration being taken to the district headquarters hospital and a gaggle of dancers performing in entrance of the three chariots at Puri on Tuesday | Debadatta Mallick
ADMO (Medical) Pranab Shankar Dash mentioned not one of the sufferers had been admitted to the ICU and all had been launched after preliminary remedy. “We haven’t referred any of the admitted patients to SCB Medical and Hospital at Cuttack or any hospital at Bhubaneswar.”
At the 10-bed hospital arrange close to the Shree Jagannath temple by Hi-Tech Medical, 120 unconscious and injured folks had been introduced in until 5 pm. Sources knowledgeable that 70 folks had been handled for heat-related illnesses and 21 suffered accidents as a consequence of overcrowding on the Grand Road and required stitches. Around 13 sufferers had been referred to the DHH for additional remedy.
A inexperienced hall was created by the district administration which helped ambulances shift the injured and unconscious devotees to the DHH. The hall was manned by near 500 volunteers or numerous organisations together with Red Cross, police, NDRF, ODRAF and different safety personnel.
Senior Daitapati servitor Binayak Dasmohapatra mentioned warmth additionally significantly slowed down the method of pulling of the chariots. By 8 pm, solely Lord Balabhadra’s Taladhwaja might attain the Gundicha temple whereas Devi Subhadra’s Darapadalana was pulled until Bada Sankha and Lord Jagannath’s Nandighosha was stopped close to Mausi Maa temple.
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While overcrowding on the Grand Road and warmth and humidity made devotees uncomfortable, what introduced them reduction was the water spraying and sprinkling association by the district administration and Odisha Fire Service. Firefighting automobiles had been stationed all through Grand Road to spray water on folks.
Water being sprayed on a sea of devotees on the Grand Road throughout Rath Yatra | Debadatta Mallick
“The crowd was enormous and throughout the day, there was a rush among the devotees. If we could manage to survive the heat and humidity in this crowded situation, it was because of the constant spraying of water on people and misting by the firefighters,” mentioned Bhabaratan Panda, a devotee. A powerful military of volunteers additionally carried individuals who fainted, to the well being camps opened at strategic areas.
ରଥଯାତ୍ରାର ଭିଡ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅସୁସ୍ଥଙ୍କ ଚିକିତ୍ସା ପାଇଁ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର କରିଡର ଯୋଗେ ସେବା ସୁନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରାଯାଇଛି। ବହୁମୂଲ୍ୟ ଜୀବନ ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ହେଉଛି। ଏଥିରେ ନିୟୋଜିତ ହୋଇ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗୀକୃତ ଭାବେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରୁଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ସ୍ବେଚ୍ଛାସେବୀ ଓ @HFWOdisha ର କର୍ମଚାରୀଙ୍କୁ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ @Naveen_Odisha ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରିଛନ୍ତି।… pic.twitter.com/RxAikldLAm
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) June 20, 2023
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To assist devotees take care of the warmth, the district administration continued to supply water bottles to them until the pulling of chariots was stopped. This aside, officers and volunteers ensured the availability of glucose, ORS and fruit juice packets to the teeming crowd at common intervals.
CM, Guv, CJ & Union minutes in attendance
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik walked by the group to have the darshan of Lord Jagannath on Nandighosha. He touched the chariot rope as per customized.
ରଥରେ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ଦର୍ଶନ ସହ ରଥ ଟାଣିବାର ପରମ ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟ ପାଇଲି। ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ସଭିଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କୃପା ରଖିଥାନ୍ତୁ। “https://twitter.com/hashtag/RathaJatra2023?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#RathaJatra2023 #ରଥଯାତ୍ରା୨୦୨୩ pic.twitter.com/Rq0yNqx7vW
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 20, 2023
The CM witnessed completely different rituals from the VVIP enclosure. Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Justice S Muralidharan of Orissa High Court, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, a number of ministers and Opposition leaders had been additionally current on the Rath Yatra.
PURI: Braving excessive warmth and humidity, over 1,000,000 devotees and guests flocked to Puri to participate within the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra as they launched into their nine-day annual sojourn to Gundicha temple on Tuesday.
The sweltering situations, nonetheless, impacted the conduct of rituals, which had been delayed resulting in solely the Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra reaching Gundicha temple by night whereas Darpadalana of Devi Subhadra and Nandighosha of Lord Jagannath remained caught mid-way and will probably be pulled to their vacation spot on Wednesday.
The rituals for the Rath Yatra had been began on time early within the morning. The pahandi (ceremonial procession of the deities to the chariots) started at 9:15 am, quarter-hour earlier than schedule. Amidst the beating of cymbals and gongs, the ecstatic devotees chanted ‘Jai Jagannath’, ‘Hari Bola’ when the deities carrying lovely ‘tahias’ (crowns) swayed all the way in which to their respective chariots.
Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb arrived to conduct the chhera pahanra (ceremonial sweeping) atop the chariots which was accomplished by 2:50 pm. Enthusiasm and pleasure ran excessive amongst devotees because the Taladhwaja chariot started to roll on the Grand Road at round 3 pm which was adopted by the pulling of Devi Subhadra’s Darpadalana and Nandighosha.
As the devotees jostled with one another to take the ropes of their fingers through the pulling of the chariots, it turned difficult for the safety personnel and volunteers to manage the group. About a dozen sustained accidents through the pulling of the primary chariot Taladhwaja of Lord Balabhadra when rows of devotees hit a bike parked by the roadside. Several had been additionally injured within the commotion through the pulling of Nandighosha. Police denied any stampede-like scenario and mentioned CCTV footage of the incident will probably be examined.
Lakhs of individuals participated within the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri on Tuesday, braving excessive warmth. Over 300 folks suffered warmth stroke in addition to accidents as a consequence of scorching temperature, humidity and overcrowding | Debadatta Mallick
After the temperature soared over 35 diploma Celsius and humidity touched 79 per cent, the situations turned sordid for the mammoth gathering. Hundreds of devotees had been severely affected by the warmth and had been rushed to the hospitals. Fortunately, no casualty was reported until the submitting of this report. According to unofficial estimates, the overall footfall within the pilgrim city could possibly be within the vary of 11 lakh to 12 lakh on the day.
Close to 300 folks turned unconscious as a consequence of dehydration and exhaustion and got preliminary medical care on the district headquarters hospital (DHH), a 10-bed hospital arrange by Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital and the a number of well being camps arrange throughout the three-km-long Grand Road and different elements of the Pilgrim City
Official sources on the DHH mentioned practically 200 folks had been admitted to the hospital of whom 50 suffered accidents whereas bathing within the sea. The relaxation had been instances of dehydration, breathlessness and exhaustion because of the warmth and humidity whereas a few of them additionally suffered accidents within the scramble on the Grand Road through the pulling of the three chariots, significantly Nandighosha of Lord Jagannath.
A person affected by dehydration being taken to the district headquarters hospital and a gaggle of dancers performing in entrance of the three chariots at Puri on Tuesday | Debadatta Mallick
ADMO (Medical) Pranab Shankar Dash mentioned not one of the sufferers had been admitted to the ICU and all had been launched after preliminary remedy. “We haven’t referred any of the admitted patients to SCB Medical and Hospital at Cuttack or any hospital at Bhubaneswar.”
At the 10-bed hospital arrange close to the Shree Jagannath temple by Hi-Tech Medical, 120 unconscious and injured folks had been introduced in until 5 pm. Sources knowledgeable that 70 folks had been handled for heat-related illnesses and 21 suffered accidents as a consequence of overcrowding on the Grand Road and required stitches. Around 13 sufferers had been referred to the DHH for additional remedy.
A inexperienced hall was created by the district administration which helped ambulances shift the injured and unconscious devotees to the DHH. The hall was manned by near 500 volunteers or numerous organisations together with Red Cross, police, NDRF, ODRAF and different safety personnel.
Senior Daitapati servitor Binayak Dasmohapatra mentioned warmth additionally significantly slowed down the method of pulling of the chariots. By 8 pm, solely Lord Balabhadra’s Taladhwaja might attain the Gundicha temple whereas Devi Subhadra’s Darapadalana was pulled until Bada Sankha and Lord Jagannath’s Nandighosha was stopped close to Mausi Maa temple.
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While overcrowding on the Grand Road and warmth and humidity made devotees uncomfortable, what introduced them reduction was the water spraying and sprinkling association by the district administration and Odisha Fire Service. Firefighting automobiles had been stationed all through Grand Road to spray water on folks.
Water being sprayed on a sea of devotees on the Grand Road throughout Rath Yatra | Debadatta Mallick
“The crowd was enormous and throughout the day, there was a rush among the devotees. If we could manage to survive the heat and humidity in this crowded situation, it was because of the constant spraying of water on people and misting by the firefighters,” mentioned Bhabaratan Panda, a devotee. A powerful military of volunteers additionally carried individuals who fainted, to the well being camps opened at strategic areas.
ରଥଯାତ୍ରାର ଭିଡ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅସୁସ୍ଥଙ୍କ ଚିକିତ୍ସା ପାଇଁ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର କରିଡର ଯୋଗେ ସେବା ସୁନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରାଯାଇଛି। ବହୁମୂଲ୍ୟ ଜୀବନ ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ହେଉଛି। ଏଥିରେ ନିୟୋଜିତ ହୋଇ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗୀକୃତ ଭାବେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରୁଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ସ୍ବେଚ୍ଛାସେବୀ ଓ @HFWOdisha ର କର୍ମଚାରୀଙ୍କୁ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ @Naveen_Odisha ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରିଛନ୍ତି।… pic.twitter.com/RxAikldLAm
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) June 20, 2023
ALSO READ | Rath Yatra celebration: Heat hurdle for chariot at Tulasi Khetra in Odisha’s Kendrapara
To assist devotees take care of the warmth, the district administration continued to supply water bottles to them until the pulling of chariots was stopped. This aside, officers and volunteers ensured the availability of glucose, ORS and fruit juice packets to the teeming crowd at common intervals.
CM, Guv, CJ & Union minutes in attendance
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik walked by the group to have the darshan of Lord Jagannath on Nandighosha. He touched the chariot rope as per customized.
ରଥରେ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ଦର୍ଶନ ସହ ରଥ ଟାଣିବାର ପରମ ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟ ପାଇଲି। ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ସଭିଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କୃପା ରଖିଥାନ୍ତୁ। “https://twitter.com/hashtag/RathaJatra2023?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#RathaJatra2023 #ରଥଯାତ୍ରା୨୦୨୩ pic.twitter.com/Rq0yNqx7vW
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 20, 2023
The CM witnessed completely different rituals from the VVIP enclosure. Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Justice S Muralidharan of Orissa High Court, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, a number of ministers and Opposition leaders had been additionally current on the Rath Yatra.
