In Odisha, five persons, including two boys, have been died and several others injured in separate incidents during the celebration of 'Ratha Yatra' of Lord Jagannath.While one elderly male devotee died due to suffocation at the world-famous car festival at the pilgrim city of Puri, one each has died at Talakurunia of Balasore, Purunapani of Sundergarh, Tigiria of Cuttack and Badasuanla of Dhenkanal district on Sunday.All of them reported to have died for coming under the wheels of the wooden chariots of the lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra.
News On AIR | July 4, 2011 9:14 AM
Five persons died in separate incidents during ‘Rath Yatra’ in Odisha