Devotees line up in front of a decorated chariot to earn spiritual merit by pulling ropes, clearing the path with a broom, and performing dances during the 400-year-old Krishna Rai Ratha Yatra festival in the India-Bangladesh border village of Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 16, 2026. The nine-day event celebrates the annual journey of Lord Jagannath, with the deity Krishna, known locally as Krishna Rai, carried out of the temple in a joyful procession. Flowers are scattered from the chariot towards visiting devotees, while temporary stalls selling food and toys have sprung up around the fair. Occasionally, electric wires get caught on the chariot on the road, and the head priest spreads them through his bare hand.
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