India, July 18 -- The annual Rath Yatra rituals progressed with the sacred 'Adapa Mandap Bije' ceremony as Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were ceremonially taken inside the sanctum of the Gundicha Temple in Puri on Saturday evening, after spending two days on their respective chariots.

The deities had begun their nine-day annual journey on July 16. Their chariots reached the Gundicha Temple after being pulled over two days, following which preparations were made for their ceremonial entry into the temple.

Before the procession, servitors carried out several traditional rituals, including 'Simhasana Majana' and 'Sandhya Dhupa'. The 'charamalas', made from coconut tree trunks, were then placed to facilitate the movemen...