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Devotees pull the chariots during the 141st Rath Yatra, in Puri on Saturday, July 14, 2018. The yatra is taken out every year on Ashadhi Bij, the second day of Ashad month, as per the Hindu calender. Besides the three chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balram and sister Subhadra, the yatra procession comprises of 18 decorated elephants, 101 trucks with tableaux, members of 30 religious groups and 18 singing troupes. (PTI Photo)
Devotees waits in a long queue at Dakshineswar Kali Temple on the occasion of 141st Rath yatra, in Kolkata on Saturday, July 14, 2018. (PTI Photo)
Russian devotees perform as others pull the rope of a chariot of Lord Jagannath during 141st Rath yatra, at ISKCON temple in Kolkata on Saturday, July 14, 2018. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)
Devotees during the 141st Rath Yatra, in Guwahati on Saturday, July 14, 2018. The yatra is taken out every year on Ashadhi Bij, the second day of Ashad month, as per the Hindu calender. Besides the three chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balram and sister Subhadra, the yatra procession comprises of 18 decorated elephants, 101 trucks with tableaux, members of 30 religious groups and 18 singing troupes. (PTI Photo)
Devotees prepare Rangoli on a city street during 141st Rath yatra, at ISKCON temple in Kolkata on Saturday, July 14, 2018. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)
Crowd gathered for Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra in New Delhi on Saturday,14,july,2018.(PTI Photo)
Devotees pull the chariot of Lord Jagannath during the 141st Rath Yatra, in Ahmedabad on Saturday, July 14, 2018. The yatra is taken out every year on Ashadhi Bij, the second day of Ashad month, as per the Hindu calender. Besides the three chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balram and sister Subhadra, the yatra procession comprises of 18 decorated elephants, 101 trucks with tableaux, members of 30 religious groups and 18 singing troupes. (PTI Photo)
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