Secunderabad Jagannath Rath Yatra to be held on July 16

The Shree Jagannath Swamy Ramgopal Trust will organise the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Secunderabad on July 16. The 130-year-old procession will begin from General Bazaar, pass through MG Road and nearby localities, and conclude at the temple the following morning.

Hyderabad: The Jagannath Temple Rath Yatra in General Bazaar, Secunderabad, will be conducted on Thursday, July 16, by Shree Jagannath Swamy Ramgopal Trust.

The Ramgopal Trust has been organising the Rath Yatra for the deities of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra every year, coinciding with the Rath Yatra at Jagannath Puri, for the past 130 years at General Bazaar, Secunderabad.

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The Trust on Tuesday said that the Jagannath temple gates will be opened for Darshan on Thursday from 6.45 am and will be closed by 1 pm. Thereafter, the Rath Yatra procession is scheduled to start from the temple at 4 pm, and after passing through General Bazar, it is scheduled to be on MG Road from 6.30 pm to 11 pm, after which it will pass through Hill Street, Ranigunj, and will return to the temple at around 4 am the following morning.