Puri, June 29 -- More than four lakh devotees gathered in Odisha's Puri on the occasion of Snana Purnima on Monday, with police deploying extensive security and crowd-management measures for the annual festival at the Jagannath Temple.

Puri Superintendent of Police Prateek Singh said comprehensive arrangements had been made in view of the large turnout of devotees.

"Today, on the auspicious occasion of Snana Purnima, we are witnessing lakhs of devotees arriving to seek the Lord's blessings; keeping this in mind, comprehensive arrangements have been put in place," Singh said.

He said 79 platoons of police personnel had been deployed, supported by senior officers, including four officers of Commandant rank. Special teams of the Special T...