Jagannath Rath Yatra: Gautam Adani Pays Respects At Puri, Prays For India's Bright Future

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani offered prayers in Puri where the Jagannath Rath Yatra festival is underway. Earlier, Adani also offered prayers at the Gundicha Temple on Saturday.

The Adani Group has initiated the ‘Prasad Seva’ in Puri Dham and is undertaking a comprehensive 'seva' effort to support both pilgrims and frontline officials during the Rath Yatra that will be held from June 26 to July 8.

After his visit, the Adani Group chairman took a tour of the site and even lent hands for preparing Prasad. In his speech he said, "Seeing Lord Jagannath himself amid all these people is not only a spiritual experience, but also an experience which fills one with humility."

Adani added that all that he is now, including all of his life's work is because of Lord Jagannath's grace, "There was a time when I did not have anything, I was bereft of even the most basic things; it is because of people's blessings and God's grace that I have everything today."

"I prayed for our nation's growth and development and bright future, along with that of Odisha state", he stated.

He said through organising this 'seva' he has taken an oath that such sense of spirituality and devotion be felt in the corporate realm as well; and therefore will continue taking such initiatives.

Moreover, he lauded the efforts of all the administrators, the Odisha government, the cleaning staff at the temple, the priests, and all those who made the Rath Yatra possible.

Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra began in Odisha's Puri on Friday. Lakhs of devotees from across the world have gathered to witness the grand procession of the three divine siblings, Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra. The revered annual event is held during Ashadh Shukla Paksha in the Hindu calendar month Asadh.