Bhubaneswar, July 7, 2024: President Droupadi Murmu today participated in the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri, Odisha.
“Jai Jagannath! It was a deeply divine experience to witness the pulling of the three chariots of Bhagwan Balabhadra, Mata Subhadra and Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannathji by thousands of devotees during the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri today,” in a post on X, the President wrote about her experience.
“I too participated in this centuries old spiritually elevating event and felt one with the mass of devotees that thronged this holy place.
“For me, it was one of those blessed moments that make us aware of the presence of the Supreme Being.
“May there be peace and prosperity around the world by the grace of Mahaprabhu Jagannath,” she added.
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