Bhubaneswar, July 4 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Puri, forecasting heavy rainfall in the district on Saturday and Sunday as a well-marked low-pressure area persists over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coasts.

According to the IMD, yesterday's low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coasts intensified into a well-marked low-pressure area over the same region at 5:30 am IST on Saturday.

Visuals from around the Shree Jagannatha Temple in Puri showed overcast skies and rain as devotees continued to visit the temple amid the prevailing weather conditions.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on ...