India: The nine days car festival in Puri ended peacefully with celebration of the return car festival today

Puri: The nine days car festival in Puri ended peacefully with celebration of the return car festival today. The Baahudaa Yatra or the Return Car festival marks the return of Lord Jagannath and His siblings back to Sri Mandir from the Sri Gundicha Temple, after a seven days sojourn.
The three chariots today rolled down the ‘bada daanda’ or the grand road amidst a sea of devotees and are stationed near the Sri Mandir- the divine abode of the deties.
Tomorrow, the ritual of Sunaa Besa will be held in which the chariot -borne deties will be adorned with golden attire.
The local administration and the temple administration have made elaborate security arrangements in view of the heavy rush of devotees tomorrow who flock to the holy city to have a glimpse of the deties in ‘Sunaa Besa’.