Ahmedabad's Jagannath Yatra takes to Facebook

July 08, 2013 13:27

The 136th edition of Lord Jagannath's 'rath yatra' will begin from the 400-year-old Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad on July 10 amid tight security, with a Facebook page started on the deity for devotees to worship and follow the yatra through the social networking website.

"The link for the Facebook page is there on the website. On the page, a photograph of Lord Jagannath's temple has been posted allowing devotees to worship online," a local priest said.

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