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Panic as elephants run amok during Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad

The procession, usually comprising 18 elephants, 100 trucks, 'bhahan-mandlis' (devotional groups) and 30 akhadas (local gymnasiums), will cover a distance of 16 km during the day. Several trucks have been decorated as tableaux on different themes

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Elephant rampage in Ahmedabad. Pic/ X

Elephant rampage in Ahmedabad. Pic/ X

Chaos erupted during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad as elephants went out of control and trampled people, on Friday. Further details awaited.

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 27, 2025

The 148th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath began in Ahmedabad on Friday morning, with thousands of devotees joining in for a glimpse of the deity.

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