Updated On: 27 June, 2025 05:09 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondent
The procession, usually comprising 18 elephants, 100 trucks, `bhahan-mandlis` (devotional groups) and 30 akhadas (local gymnasiums), will cover a distance of 16 km during the day. Several trucks have been decorated as tableaux on different themes

Elephant rampage in Ahmedabad. Pic/ X
Chaos erupted during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad as elephants went out of control and trampled people, on Friday. Further details awaited.
VIDEO | Gujarat: Chaos erupted during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad as elephants went out of control and trampled people. Further details awaited.
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The 148th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath began in Ahmedabad on Friday morning, with thousands of devotees joining in for a glimpse of the deity.