Bhubaneswar, July 17 -- The traditional fervour of the annual Rath Yatra festival continues across various parts of Odisha. Thousands of devotees have gathered at various places outside Puri like Kendrapara, Baripada to continue pulling the chariots of the Sibling Deities today as well.

The chariot pulling of the Sibling Deities also began in Puri on Friday after they were halted at different places on Thursday. Lakhs of devotees have gathered in Puri today to pull the ropes of the Deities' chariots till Gundicha Temple.

In Kendrapara's Tulasikshetra, devotees will once again pull the massive Brahma Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Baladevjew on Friday.

On Thursday, hundreds of pilgrims had gathered to pull the presiding deity's chariot. In ...