Puri, July 17 -- Odisha Additional Director General (Law and Order) Sanjay Kumar on Friday said elaborate security and medical arrangements remain in place as the annual Rath Yatra resumed in Puri, with the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra continuing their journey to the Gundicha Temple after halting overnight on the Grand Road.

Speaking to ANI, Kumar said the overnight halt of the chariots was in keeping with the age-old tradition of the festival.

"Mahaprabhu Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Bhagwan Shri Balabhadra began the Rath Yatra yesterday. This tradition is thousands of years old. We move according to the Lord's will. We feel that yesterday it was the Lord's wish to stay at the Bada Danda, so He stayed t...