Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- The proposed untimely Rath Yatra in Punjab's Ferozepur has been postponed following objections raised by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration in Puri. The decision was announced by the Ferozepur district administration on Wednesday after discussions with the local Jagannath Temple authorities and temple committee members.

According to official sources, the Jagannath Temple Committee in Ferozepur Cantonment agreed to defer the Rath Yatra that was earlier planned for May 23. Instead, the organisers have decided to hold the festival on the officially designated date of July 16, in accordance with traditional Jagannath rituals and customs. The Ferozepur District Collector has also written to the Chief Administrato...