Bhubaneswar, June 21 -- The controversy surrounding ISKCON's off-schedule Rath Yatras has intensified, with Jagannath devotees expressing deep concern over the organisation's continued conduct of Rath Yatras and Snana Yatras outside the traditional calendar. Fresh allegations have emerged after ISKCON organised an off-schedule Rath Yatra in Harrisburg, United States, despite objections from members of the Odia diaspora.

According to reports, Lord Jagannath's idols were placed on an iron chariot resembling a trolley, with devotees alleging that the structure was made entirely of iron and covered with cloth, with damaged decorative elements. Critics claimed that the arrangement insulted Jagannath traditions and amounted to a distortion of ...