Tag: Servitors

Puri: The chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Pradipta Mohapatra, today informed that four out of 10 servitors have submitted their replies to the notice served in Brahma Paribartan fiasco during the Nabakalebara of Lord Jagannath in 2015. “Out of the 10 servitors who were served notice, four of them have submitted their […]

Puri: Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Thursday stressed on the need for economic well being of servitors of the Puri Srimandir to ensure behavioural change and more disciplined service. Stating that the 12th century shrine should not be considered as a factory or Gandhi’s memorial, he said tradition of the temple should be safeguarded and […]

Bhubaneswar: Hailing the recent Supreme Court’s decision for streamlining the existing management and affairs of Puri Srimandir, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) said that Odisha government should intervene as time is now ripe for undertaking reform measures for the 12th century shrine. The VHP also demanded formation of a committee comprising Puri Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb, […]

  Puri: A day after ‘Mahaprasad’ was made available to devotees after four days of impasse, Niti Prasashak (temple ritual administrator) has submitted a report to Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). The report mentions the names of some servitors from different Nijogs primarily responsible for disrupting conduct of rituals. The report has […]

Puri: It was another harrowing day for the devotees of Lord Jagannath, as no ‘Abadha’ or ‘Mahaprasad’ was released for the third consecutive day today on account of noncooperation from ‘Suara’ & ‘Mahasuara’ servitors who have been demanding Rs 50 lakh compensation for losses incurred due to delay in rituals two days ago. Devotees continue […]

Puri: Following a ban on smartphones inside the premises of Srimandir after some photos and visuals of the 12th century shrine went viral on social media, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today started the process of distributing non-camera phones to servitors. However, senior servitor Damodar Mahasuar urged the servitors not to accept the phones. […]

Puri: An eight member team of the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Friday started enumeration of gold ornaments of Goddess Laxmi Temple inside Puri Srimandir as part of the ongoing reforms to streamline the management of Laxmi temple. All the gold ornaments and other valuables that were earlier under the custody of the servitors […]

Puri: Ahead of Rath Yatra, a meeting between Puri Lord Jagannath Temple servitors and district administration was held on Thursday prior to the third coordination committee meeting on Saturday. While servitors maintained that many issues remained unresolved, Puri Collector Arvind Agarwal claimed the meeting was fruitful. The district administration discussed the various demands put forth […]

Puri: The schedule for the Snana Yatra rituals of Lord Jagannath was approved in a meeting of the Chhatisa Nijog today. Earlier during the day, the temple sub-committee on rituals had prepared a final schedule of the Snana Yatra of the Trinity. The final schedule was then presented at the meeting of the Chhatisa Nijog, […]

Puri: The second coordination committee meeting for the upcoming Rath Yatra will be held today on the premises of Gopabandhu Ayurved College here. RDC A B Ota (central range) is scheduled to chair the meeting at 11 am. The committee will discuss progress of works decided in the first coordination meeting held last month. Construction […]

Puri: The Puri police, today, detained Shri Jagannath Sevayat Sammilani (SJSS) secretary Somanath Khuntia for vehemently opposing West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s visit to Shree Jagannath Temple. SJSS has warned that Banerjee’s visit to the Puri temple would hurt the sentiments of lakhs of devotees of Lord Jagannath because she has made statements favouring […]

Puri: Posters urging servitors of the Puri Jagannath temple to refrain the Rath Yatra coordination meeting for this year were found put at different places in the pilgrim town today. The posters released by the Shri Jagannath Sevayat Sammilani (SJSS) claimed that the district administration has defamed the servitors’ society over the Niladri Bije issue […]

Bhubaneswar: After day-long disruption of rituals at temple of Lord Lingaraj due to conflict between two sects of priests following dispute over Maha Baruni Snana ritual on Saturday, rites of the Lord finally resumed later today. The standoff between the servitor groups came to an end following a meeting later on the day under the […]

Puri: The process to confiscate properties of 5 servitors who are wanted by police for their involvement in the ruckus during the Niladri Bije ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings began today after they failed to surrender before the police. The servitors whose properties are being confiscated are Damodar Mahasuar, Jayakrushna Mahasuar, Saina Khuntia, […]

Puri: Posters of the eight servitors, who have been declared absconders by the district police, were found at various busy locations here today. The posters were put up by police at key places in the town like the railway station, bus stand entrance, district Collector’s office, Shree Mandir temple office, Town police station on Friday. […]