Secunderabad's 130-Year-Old Rath Yatra Set for Annual Celebration

Hyderabad: Shree Jagannath Swamy Ramgopal Trust has been organising the Rath Yatra for the deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subadra every year, coinciding with the Rath Yatra at Jagannath Puri. The trust has been conducting this Rath Yatra regularly from the last 130 years from the Jagannath Temple at General Bazaar, Secunderabad.

The temple gates will be opened for Darshan from 6:00 AM and will be closed by 1:00 PM. Thereafter, the Rath Yatra procession is scheduled to start from the temple at 4:00 PM and after passing through General Bazar and it scheduled to be at M.G.Road from 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM, after which it will pass through the Hill street, Ranigunj and will reach back the temple at around 4:00 AM the following morning.

Mr. Purshottam Malani, Founder Family Trustee - Shree Jagannath Swamy Ramgopal Trust said, “It is with great joy that we announce the annual chariot festival of Lord Jagannath. We expect that devotees from Secunderabad & Hyderabad will seek the blessings of the Lord in large numbers”. He further requested all to note the above timings and plan Darshan accordingly.