Savar representative: The four-hundred-year-old traditional Rath Yatra festival of Sanatan religious people started today in Dhaka’s Dhamrai.
On Sunday afternoon, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Samant Lal Sen.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors were present at this biggest Rath Yatra festival of Sanatan religious people.
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Praloy Kumar Verma was present at the event. Dhaka-20 Constituency Member of Parliament Benazir Ahmed, Dhaka District Police Superintendent Asaduzzaman, Dhamrai Municipal Mayor Golam Kabir were present at this time.
From Rathkhola, the Hindu devotees pulled the big wooden chariot with a rope to the Jatrabari area. Devotees sprinkle prasad on the chariot.
On July 15, the ritual of the puja will end with the Uloto Rath. A special fair has been organized like every year on the occasion of Rath Yatra. Strict security measures have been taken by the law and order forces.
