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GK QUESTION#521

The festival of ‘Rath Yatra’ of Puri in Odisha is dedicated to which deity?

  1. ALord JagannathCorrect answer
  2. BLord Ganesha
  3. CLord Shiva
  4. DLord Hanuman
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A. Lord Jagannath

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Lord Jagannath. Rath Yatra Festival: Celebrated on the second day of the bright fortnight in the month of Ashadha, this festival features a public procession with three large chariots carrying the deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra.

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