India, July 18 -- The annual Rath Yatra in Puri is currently underway with devotees celebrating the festival with great religious fervour. Amid the festivities, a vintage video purportedly showing the iconic chariot procession from 1932 has gone viral on social media, captivating viewers.

According to posts circulating online, the footage dates back to 1932, although its authenticity has not been independently verified.

The black-and-white clip was shared by an Instagram page named Finding Temples.

Titled "Rarest Footage of Puri Ratha Yatra 1932," the video features the British Pathe logo along with the watermark of the Finding Temples page.

The footage shows thousands of devotees gathered around the towering chariots in Puri, offerin...