People sing 'Bande Utkal Janani', Odisha's unofficial state song to motivate COVID-19 warriors in front of Jagannath Temple, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Puri.
Workers construct wheels of the chariots for Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra, which is scheduled to be held on June 23, in Puri.
A fisherman poses for photographs with fishes caught from the sea after Cyclone Amphan receded, in Puri.
People belonging to the fishing community unload fishes caught from the sea after Cyclone Amphan receded, in Puri.
Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik gives a final touch to his sculpture on cyclone Amphan with the message 'Join hands, Help Cyclone victims', at Puri beach.
Fishermen pull their boat back to shore amidst rough sea, ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Amphan, at Puri beach.
Marine police personnel patrol Puri beach to prevent tourists and fishermen from venturing into the sea due to Cyclone Amphan, in Puri. Cyclone 'Amphan', is developing into a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal and can become a very severe cyclonic storm potentially in the next 24 hours.
A deserted view of a beach during a nationwide lockdown, imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Puri.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik gives a final touch to his sand sculpture on awareness about coronavirus, at Puri beach.
A renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik gives a final touch to a sand sculpture on awareness towards coronavirus at Puri beach.
A sand sculpture created by sand artist Manas Sahoo on the eve of International Women's Day in Puri.
Tourists look on at a sand sculpture on US President Donald Trump with First Lady Melania Trump ahead of their maiden India visit, in Puri
Sand artist Manas Sahoo makes a sand sculpture to create awareness against coronavirus, at Puri, Odisha.
A sand sculpture, created by artist Manas Sahoo, after Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal won the Delhi state assembly election, in Puri, Odisha.
A creation by sand sculpting artist Sudarshan Pattanaik on the eve of 71st Replubic Day at a beach, in Puri.
A sand sculpture created by artist Sudarshan Patnaik with a message 'Go Green' on the eve of Christmas, in Puri.
A sand sculpture created by artist Sudarsan Pattnaik welcoming players from India and West Indies for their 3rd ODI cricket match to be held in Cuttack, at a beach in Puri.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during inauguration of "Marine Drive Eco- Retreat” at Puri district.
Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik creates a sculpture to commend the Hyderabad Police for its action against the four accused in the gang rape and murder of a 25-year-old veterinarian, at a beach in Puri. The Telangana Police said its personnel resorted to "retaliatory" firing after two of the accused opened fire at police after snatching weapons from them this morning.
Dancers from Srjan, an Odishi dance school, perform on the inaugural day of Konark Dance Festival at Konark in Puri.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture of terrorist Baghdadi who was killed in an attack by USA with message "Terrorism has No place in the world ", at Puri beach in Odisha.
Women get a selfie clicked at the backdrop of a sand sculpture created by sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik to dedicate team ISRO for Chandrayaan 2 at Puri beach.
A worker uses an earth mover to demolish unauthorised structures in the vicinity of Jagannath temple, in Puri
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away yesterday, at a beach in Puri.
Devotees take part in the Bahuda Rath Yatra or 'Return Car Festival' which begins on the ninth day of Jagannath Yatra, in Puri, Odisha.
Police personnel pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra towards Nackachana Dwar, as part of preparations for Bahuda Yatra (return of car festival) in Puri, Odisha.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik distributes 'Abhada Torani' to devotees during the annual 'Rath Yatra' of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, in Puri.
Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik watch the annual 'Rath Yatra' of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, in Puri.
Artists perform 'Gotipua' as devotees pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra during the annual Rath Yatra, in Puri.
Devotees pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra during the annual Rath Yatra, in Puri. The yatra is taken out every year on Ashadhi Bij, the second day of Ashad month, as per the Hindu calendar.
Three chariot of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Debi Subhadra, on the eve of Rath Yatra festival in Puri.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creats a sand sculpture on the eve of World Ocean's Day, at a beach in Puri.
A view of a sand sculpture by sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on the eve of World Environment Day with a message 'Beat Air Pollution', at Puri beach, Odisha.
A view of damaged houses in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani, at Penthakata village of Puri district.
A view of damaged houses in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani, at Penthakata village of Puri district.
A family stands in the remnants of their home in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at the heritage crafts village Raghurajpur, in Puri district.
A man stands near a house of a 'Pattachitra' artist, damaged in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at Amphi Theatre, Raghurajpur village, in Puri district.
A woman walks past the damaged structure and uprooted trees in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at Amphi Theatre, Raghurajpur village, in Puri.
Damaged structure and uprooted trees are seen in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at Amphi Theatre, Raghurajpur village, in Puri district.
A woman stands in the remnants of her home in the aftermath of cyclone 'Fani', at the heritage crafts village Raghurajpur, in Puri district.
A bird’s eye view of the destruction caused by Cyclone Fani, a day after its landfall, as part of the aeriel surveillance by Coast Guard Dornier aircrafts to assess the damage caused by the cyclone, in Puri, Odisha.
Uprooted tress and damaged electric poles are seen along a road in Puri district after Cyclone Fani hit the coastal eastern state of Odisha.
An auto-rickshaw and uprooted tress lie along a road in Puri district after Cyclone Fani hit the coastal eastern state of Odisha.
Damaged signage lies on a street in Puri district after Cyclone Fani hit the coastal eastern state of Odisha.
Villagers on their way to a shelter house on a tractor following evacuations as part of emergency measures taken before Cyclone Fani makes landfall, in Puri.
A destructed fuel filing station by cyclone Fani after its landfall is seen on the outskirts of Puri. Extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani made landfall in Eastern Indian state of Odisha coast, triggering heavy rainfall coupled with high velocity winds with gale-force winds of up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) per hour.
Villagers living in vulnerable low-lying areas being shifted to cyclone shelter house, in Puri.
Villagers living in vulnerable low-lying areas being shifted to cyclone shelter house, in Puri.
A farmer lies on the road after falling while crossing the road due to gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri.
Villagers move to safer places amidst gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri.
A motorcyclists braves gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri.
