India, July 23 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday reviewed preparations for the Bahuda Yatra and directed officials to ensure foolproof crowd management and security arrangements in Puri.

His instructions come in the wake of the death of two devotees and several others falling ill during the Rath Yatra in Puri on July 16.

Reviewing preparations for the return car festival scheduled on July 24, Majhi stressed the need for foolproof arrangements as lakhs of devotees are expected to visit the pilgrim town. The three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra will be pulled back to the 12th-century shrine during the Bahuda Yatra on July 24.

Bahuda Yatra will be followed by the ceremonial Suna Besha ...