The Rath yatra sees the procession of three independent chariots for the three deities of Jagannath, Balarama and Shubadra. Hence this event is also called the festival of chariots.

A meeting held between the ISKCON and the Jagannath Temple in Puri over the "untimely" Rath Yatras held abroad ended inconclusively on Thursday. The "untimely Rath Yatra hurt the religious ...