Gujarat: Anti-Drone Weapons Deployed For 148th Rath Yatra In Ahmedabad As Half Of Tight Safety Measures | India Information
As a part of heightened safety measures for the 148th Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad, the Crime Department has deployed anti-drone weapons developed by Bangalore-based AXISCADES Aerospace & Applied sciences Pvt Ltd to watch the 16-km procession route, officers mentioned on Friday.
In keeping with officers, the superior tools is designed to detect and jam unauthorised drones, making certain that solely drones authorised by the administration stay operational alongside the yatra route.
Talking to ANI, Prashant Sharma, Anti-Drone Gun Operator at AXISCADES, mentioned, “This know-how is a detection and jamming unit for drones. We’ve got equipped 100 of those items to the Indian Military Northern Command. It was efficiently utilized in Operation Sindoor… We add the division’s drones to our record. Different drones are highlighted in pink color (in our cameras), so we ask the official whether or not to jam them or not.”
In the meantime, a lot of devotees participated within the procession on the event of Ashadhi Bij (Kutchi New Yr) in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Officers mentioned that the deployment of the anti-drone system is a part of broader efforts to make sure security throughout one of many metropolis’s main non secular occasions, which attracts huge crowds annually.
Gujarat Dwelling Minister Harsh Sanghvi additionally spoke to ANI in regards to the scale of the safety preparations in place.
“Lakhs of devotees come for Darshan throughout the Rath Yatra alongside its 16-km route. Greater than 23,800 safety personnel have been deployed. A couple of elephants misplaced management this morning, however inside minutes, forest officers, the police workforce, and the AMC managed to deliver the state of affairs beneath management. Forest and medical groups are current with all of the elephants,” he mentioned.
In the meantime,the grand annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath commenced in Odisha’s Puri on Friday, as 1000’s of devotees started pulling the majestic chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra from the Jagannath Temple to the Gundicha Temple, amid chants, drumbeats, and religious fervour.
Following the completion of key rituals, together with the sacred ‘Chhera Pahanra’ (sweeping ceremony) carried out by Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, the deities have been ceremonially positioned on their respective chariots — Nandighosha, Taladhwaja, and Darpadalana.
With the blowing of conch shells and rhythmic beating of cymbals and mridangas, the pulling of the chariots started alongside the Grand Street (Bada Danda), marking the beginning of the deities’ annual journey.
The ‘Chhera Pahanra’ is without doubt one of the most important customs of the Rath Yatra, symbolising humility and equality earlier than the divine.
Through the ritual, the Gajapati Maharaja, the erstwhile King of Puri and chief servitor of Lord Jagannath, swept across the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra with a golden broom, sprinkling sandalwood water and flowers, and invoking blessings to purify the trail of the divine journey.
Wearing conventional apparel, the Gajapati Maharaja arrived in a royal procession from the Puri royal palace to the Grand Street, the place the deities have been positioned on their respective chariots. His ceremonial act represents the deep intertwining of royalty and devotion in Jagannath tradition.
