Updated On: 20 June, 2023 12:14 PM IST | Puri | PTI
Thousands of devotees Monday thronged this sea-side pilgrim town, a day before Lord Jagannath`s annual `Ratha Jatra` for which the Odisha government has made elaborate arrangements

Devotees pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balbhadra and sister Subhadra during the 146th annual Rath Yatra (Pic/PTI)
Thousands of devotees Monday thronged this sea-side pilgrim town, a day before Lord Jagannath`s annual `Ratha Jatra` for which the Odisha government has made elaborate arrangements, officials said.
As many as 180 platoons (1 platoon comprises 30 personnel) of security forces were deployed in Puri, said Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur.