International Jagannath festival to be held in Delhi

An international Jagannath festival will be organised in Delhi next month in which devotees from across globe are expected to take part.

Debates, deliberations and exhibitions on culture, tritions, herit and consciousness associated with Lord will be organised during six-day 'Shree Jagannath Mahotsav' to be held in Delhi from December 8 to 13, organisers said in a statement on Tuesday.

Around 50 Jagannath temples and over 200 socio-cultural organisations from across globe have come toger for event which will be inaugurated by Gajapati Maharaj of Puri, Dibyasingha Deb, y said.

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festival will be hosted by Shree Jagannath Chetna Samanvaya Samiti of Gurugram, a unit of Kalinga Bharati Foundation, Delhi in association with Bhubaneswar-based Shree Jagannath Sanskruti Parish along with an US-based foundation.

" objective of festival is to spre awareness about rich culture of Lord Jagannath," said president of Shree Jagannath Sanskruti Parish, Gopinath Mohanty.

Akshay Samal, founder of Kalinga Bharati Foundation, appealed to people from all walks of life to participate in event.

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