After an initial Supreme Court banning, and a last-minute protest appeal, Puri’s ancient Jagannath Rath Yatra was begrudgingly permitted to move forward with minimum participation by the public during the ancient 10-day essential Hindu festival. The event was broadcast live – where millions of devotees participated. Shankaracharya of Puri, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, has alleged that the plan to stop the annual Rath Yatra was a premeditated and well-orchestrated conspiracy. He says there appears to be a premeditated and well-orchestrated conspiracy to derail the Rath Yatra whereas there are many previous examples where the Supreme Court had made special arrangements to … Continue reading Puri Shankaracharya: “Pre-meditated and well-orchestrated conspiracy” against Jagannath Rath Yatra