The world famous Rath Yatra or chariot festival of Lord Jagannath will begin today at Puri in Odisha amid tight security.<br/><br/>The three gigantic colourfully decked up wooden chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra have been kept ready near the Jagannath temple to be pulled by ropes by thousands of devotees. <br/><br/>Rath Yatra is an annual celebration, marking the annual journey of the deities from the 12th century Jagannath Temple in the chariots to the temple of Devi Gundicha, their aunt. The celebration ends nine days later with Bahuda Yatra or return journey to their temple, which will take place on the 14th of this month.<br/><br/>Ahmedabad in Gujarat is also all set to witness the 139th edition of Lord Jagannath's rath yatra today amid tight security. <br/><br/>The rath yatra, having chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balbhadra and sister Subhadra, will roll out at around 7.30 AM from the 400-year old Jagannath temple at Jamalpur in Ahmedabad. <br/><br/>As the procession will pass through some communally sensitive areas, more than 18,000 security personnel of local police and para-military forces have been deployed at strategic locations along the route.<br/><br/>