Puri king opposes untimely rath yatra by Rishikesh ashram

Puri king Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb has strongly objected to Swami Paramananda Maharaj conducting a Jagannath Rath Yatra in Dehradun on January 15. The king cited scriptural injunctions and the Puri Jagannath Temple's established date, calling the ashram's repeated arbitrary Rath Yatra dates a 'direct violation' and 'blatant transgression'.

Puri king opposes untimely rath yatra by Rishikesh ashram
Puri king Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb has strongly objected to Swami Paramananda Maharaj conducting a Jagannath Rath Yatra in Dehradun on January 15. The king cited scriptural injunctions and the Puri Jagannath Temple's established date, calling the ashram's repeated arbitrary Rath Yatra dates a 'direct violation' and 'blatant transgression'.