‘Puri Bandh’ against the SC verdict denying permission to Rath-Yatra

Puri (Odisha) – The Shri Jagannath Sena and Shrikshetra Suraksha Vahini have called for a ‘Puri Bandh’ in protest of the Supreme Court’s decision to deny permission to Deity Jagannath’s Rath-Yatra this year due to the corona crisis. According to bandh organisers, the city was closed for 12 hours from 6 am.

Shankaracharya Jagadguru Swami Nischalananda Saraswati of  Puri Peetha will guide on how to follow the traditions if the Rath-Yatra did not take place.