Chaos at Jagannath Yatra 2025 as Elephant Turns Unruly

This year, the Rath Yatra started today, on 27th June. The Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, is famous for its grand celebrations and deep religious importance. Devotees from across India and even abroad gather here to take part in the festival. However, during the 148th Rath Yatra (Jagannath Yatra 2025) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, chaos erupted when an elephant went out of control, causing a stampede. The elephant, named Gajraj, was subsequently removed from the procession. It has been reported that the Kankaria Zoo team has taken charge of Gajraj to manage the situation.

It is being said that the elephant was controlled by giving an injection. Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad begins at Jamalpur and proceeds to Saraspur. After this, it returns to the temple.

A video of Gajraj going out of control has also surfaced on social media, which is now going viral on the internet. In the video, it can be seen that the elephant starts running out of control after getting out of its enclosure. This video has been shared on the social media platform X.

According to the information, during the Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad, the elephant went out of control after hearing the sound of the DJ. A total of three elephants got angry. Due to this, there was an atmosphere of panic among the people for a while, although no one was harmed during this time. The Yatra had to be stopped for 15 minutes.

The forest department employees have controlled the elephants. As a precaution, DJs have been stopped from the Yatra route. 23 thousand policemen have been deployed for the security and arrangements of the Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad. The police have deployed 41 drones for surveillance. Not only this, AI cameras have been installed to control the crowd.

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