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Vinita Bhatia
Jul 12, 2025

When devotion is the medium, don’t just sell the message

At Jagannath Yatra 2025, brands swapped slogans for seva—balancing commercial ambition with cultural caution in high-emotion territory.

Source: Odisha Tourism

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