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Million devotees brave scorching heat for Puri chariot festival

Nearly one million devotees, braving the scorching heat, gathered in Puri town of Orissa to join the annual 11-day 'rath yatra' (chariot festival) of Lord Jagannath, which began Wednesday, and to have a glimpse of the deity.9:33 PM on June 24