Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra concludes in Puri

The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, concluded in Puri, Odisha.

The deities returned to their main shrine after spending 12 days at the Shree Gundicha Temple.

The final ritual, called Niladri Bije, involved the deities being brought back to the temple one by one.

Lord Jagannath's return was delayed by a mythological quarrel with his consort, Maha Laxmi, who was pacified with sweets and a saree.

Over 50 lakh devotees participated in the festival, but three people died due to suffocation and heat-related issues.

The Odisha police made extensive arrangements for crowd management and security.