Puri Rath Yatra: Lord Balabhadra idol falls on servitors, 9 injured

At least nine servitors of the Jagannath temple were injured on Tuesday when the idol of Lord Balabhadra fell on them during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri. The incident happened as the idol was being moved from the chariot to a temple. Siddharth Shankar Swain, the Puri Collector, stated that five of the nine injured were hospitalised, while the remaining four suffered minor injuries. An official informed news agency PTI about the incident.

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