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Parliament to Display Wheels From Puri Rath Yatra Chariots After Speaker’s Nod

The move is meant to showcase Jagannath culture within the nation’s top legislative space.

Every year, three massive wooden chariots are constructed afresh for the Jagannath Temple Rath Yatra

Overview

  • Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla accepted an SJTA proposal during his visit to the Puri temple to place one wheel from each of the three chariots within the Parliament premises.
  • SJTA chief administrator Arabinda Padhee confirmed the approval on X, thanking the Speaker for agreeing to the installation.
  • The wheels, drawn from the chariots of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra, will be transported to New Delhi for placement inside the new Parliament building.
  • Servitors in Puri welcomed the decision as an honour and urged observance of traditional sanctity and rituals during display.
  • Reporting notes precedent for such displays in Odisha at the Legislative Assembly and the State Guest House, with chariot parts customarily dismantled and distributed after the annual festival.