lord Jagannath's chariot achieve Gundicha temple

Puri, Jun 26 Despite rain and cloudy sky, thousands of devotees today pulled the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra till their goals at Gundicha temple, around three km from the fundamental temple here.

The pulling of the chariots to the Gundicha temple were ended halfway yesterday because of nightfall.

The chariots are not pulled after nightfall.

The pulling of chariots continued at the beginning of today following ceremonies of gods. The chariot of Lord Balabhadra was pulled first at around 9.30 am trailed by that of Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath.

The gods will remain at Gundicha temple for a week amid their nine-day Ratha Yatra celebration. The enthusiasts can see the Lords on the chariot till tomorrow before they are taken to the Gundicha temple in a procession.

Meanwhile, the police have made expand security plan around the chariots and no enthusiast is permitted to climb them or touch the gods.