8-9 lakh devotees join Puri Rath Yatra as rituals conclude smoothly, govt clarifies on 2 deaths

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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 17 (ANI): The 2026 Rath Yatra in Puri concluded smoothly despite continuous rain and adverse weather conditions, adding that two devotees who died during the festival did not succumb due to any stampede or crowd management-related incident. According to the CMO release, around 8 to 9 lakh devotees from Odisha, across the country and abroad participated in the world-famous Rath Y