This year it was the century's first Nabakalebar Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri. So, the number of devotees to attend the celebration was expected to be high and it is reported that around 20 lakhs devotees from across the world converged at the pilgrim town on Saturday to witness commencement of the nine-day journey of the new idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra to Gundicha Temple and back to their abode. Police made elaborate arrangements to provide a thick security cover by deploying about 10,000 personnel besides putting air and coast surveillance in place. So, there was no law and order problem but unfortunately the celebration was marred by stampede like situation in which two women were killed and 10 others injured. Otherwise, everything was fine and people enjoyed the ceremony.