PURI, Odisha, India: As millions of devotees gathered around the chariots of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra during Ratha Yatra 2026, another story unfolded largely beyond public view — one of an entire city being reorganised, monitored and sustained almost around the clock in service of the pilgrims who had come for Jagannath. Over nine days,





