Chariot construction for Rath Yatra begins with wood slicing on Ram Navami

CUTTACK: Amidst devotional fervour, the first three logs of wood to be used in construction of the chariots for Rath Yatra in Puri were sliced at the Government Saw Mill in Khapuria here on the occasion of Ram Navami on Sunday.

As per tradition, three logs of Dhaura tree were sliced after receiving the ‘Agyanmala’ from Shree Jagannath temple in Puri. The sliced logs will be used to build the three chariots – Nandighosa of Lord Jagannath, Taladhwaja of Lord Balabhadra and Darpadalan of Goddess Subhadra for the upcoming Rath Yatra festival.