Brahmapur: As devotees across Odisha busy get soaked in devotion amid Rath Yatra fervour, the Saura (Sabara) tribes living at the foothills of the Mahendragiri hills in Gajapati district continue to preserve a rare centuries-old tradition — the Stone Jagannath Yatra (Pashana Shri Jagannath Yatra). Observed in more than 50 Saura villages, the unique festival begins on Snana Purnima and concludes on Nabajouban Darshan, a day before the grand Rath …
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