Sources: The Hindustan Times and India public holidays. Yesterday, the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party, or Indian People's Party) urged the government to declare the opening day of Lord Jaganath Rath Yatra in Puri as national holiday enabling the devotees to participate in the festival.Analysis: As this holiday occurs in June or July, depending on the Hindu lunar calendar, and this year's date, July 16, has already passed, any acceptance of the proposal would not have any impact until the summer of 2008.
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