The famous Magha Mela of Mahima cult at Joranda in Dhenkanal district began on Tuesday amid strict adherence to the Covid-19 protocols.
The decision on the entry of devotees into the shrine will be discussed later.
The royal wedding will take place at 11 pm at a hotel in Bhubaneswar. Prior to this, rituals including Pata Ring, Tilak and Mangalkritya have been concluded at the Royal Palace in Puri.
From Doctor baba to Pilot baba, from Standing baba to Rudraksha baba... these sadhus are catching attention of everyone at the mela venue for their unique assumed names.
Meanwhile, devotees are unhappy over the restrictions imposed over the public bathing rites at the beach ahead of the auspicious day.
It’s time to bid adieu to the winters. Basant Panchami, which marks the arrival of spring season, was celebrated with much fervour across the country today. Basant Panchami is also the day people worship the goddess of knowledge, Maa Saraswati. Preparations for Holi also begin on this auspicious day in parts of India.
A few students of Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir (SSVM) at Unit-8 offered ‘pushpanjali’ at the school while worshipping their individual idols and chanting mantras.
A day after Puri Shree Jagannath Temple reopened for public darshan following three weeks of COVID third wave hiatus, the shrine continues to brim with devotees before the rare Padma Besha of the Holy Trinity.
Sources in the BMC said that the famous fair has been cancelled this year due to the existing Covid-19 restrictions meant for putting curbs on mass gatherings
73rd Republic Day has been widely celebrated in Odisha with enthusiasm and fervour of patriotism amid tight security and Covid-19 guidelines
President Ram Nath Kovind urged the people of the country to keep up with constant endeavours to take the nation forward in the path of development
Governor Ganeshi Lal unfurled the Tricolour and took salute of the State-level Republic Day parade celebrations at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar
Guru Prasad Mohapatra (Civil Service) from Odisha will also receive Padma Shri (Posthumously). He has been nominated from Delhi.
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Hindutva poster boy late Kalyan Singh and India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat who died in a helicopter crash recently were awarded Padma Vibhushan on Tuesday
Female Sepoy RD Priyadarshi from Bhubaneswar will be representing the tableau of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at this year's Republic Day Parade on the Raj Path in New Delhi.
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