Cuttack, March 28 -- On the occasion of Ram Navami, preparations for the annual Jagannath Ghosha Yatra (Rath Yatra) have commenced in Cuttack on Saturday.

The grand Ratha Yatra dedicated to Lord Jagannath is scheduled to take place on July 16, with traditional rituals and chariot construction already underway.

Speaking to ANI, Chief Administrator of Jagannath Temple, Arabinda Kumar Padhee said, "The chariot making for the Rath Yatra is a very elaborate process, and it starts with the Sri Panchami, the Basant Panchami, which was solemnised on the 23rd of January this year. The Puja for the chariot logs starts on that day, and today, on the Sri Ram Navami, Chaitra Shukla Navami Tithi, the sawing of the logs or timber starts. And as per th...