The Supreme Court has put a stay on this year's Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Apex court, while prohibiting the yatra, stated that 'Lord Jagannath will not forgive us if the rath yatra is allowed'. An organisation called the Odisha Development Council had filed a petition in the Supreme Court to stop 10 lakh people from congregating and participating in the yatra