Puri: Nandighosa chariot of Lord Jagannath and Darpadalana chariot of Devi Subhadra reached Saradha Bali in front of the Gundicha Temple here today while Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra had reached there last evening.

The deities will remain on the chariots for the time being and will be taken to the Adapa Mandapa of the Gundicha Temple in Pahandi ritual tomorrow in the evening.

Earlier in the morning today, Nandighosa and Darpadalana were pulled by devotees as the chariots were yesterday halted at Galagandi and Badasankha, respectively.

The pilgrim town of Puri is most likely to witness a huge influx of devotees today and tomorrow for darshan of the deities on the chariots.

The Ratha Jara of Lord Jagannath and His siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra commenced yesterday.

The Pahandi rituals started at 8.35 a.m. ahead of the scheduled time of 9.30 a.m. and were completed by around 12 noon.

Pulling of the three gigantic chariots by the servitors and devotees started around 3.04 p.m. Taladhwaja of Lord Balabhadra was pulled first, followed by Darpadalana of Devi Subhadra and Nandighosa of Lord Jagannath.