Puri district is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites for Hindus, Situated along the coast of Bay of Bengal in the state of Odisha. Puri is also known as Jagannath Puri. It is considered as one “Dhaam” among four holy “Dhaam” in India. The holy script of the Skanda Purana describes Puri as the resting place of Lord Vishnu. Apart from this Puri district is famous for its golden sea beach and black pagoda or sun temple of Konark. The famous heritage art village Raghurajpur is in this district, where artisans paint world famous Pattachitra painting. Puri Khaja, Khechuudi, Dalma has its own special flavor.
Swift action was also launched to detach other coaches of the train to prevent the fire from spreading to other coaches. The exact reason behind the fire mishap is unclear.
As per the Hindu tradition, ancestors descend on the earth during ‘pitrupakhya’ and return to their heavenly abode on Diwali day amid the flashing of lights.
The colour of the buildings on both sides of the Grand Road may change from the present ivory to light pink. The decision regarding the colour of the roadside buildings is said to have been taken yesterday during the visit of the chairperson of 5T, VK Pandian.
All the injured persons, who sustained injuries in the incident at Puri Srimandir during 'Mangal Aalati', have been admitted to admitted to Puri hospital
The chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) informed about the reopening of Shree Gundicha temple on Thursday after a meeting was held in this regard.
The protest has been launched at all the Municipalities and NACs across Odisha. While the party members held the Satyagrah in front of the Congress Bhavan in Bhubaneswar by putting the idols of the Holy Trinity, the Puri unit of the party sat in front of the Singhadwara of Srimandir and performed sankirtan as a mark of protest.
Mohanty had been under treatment at the hospital since a week after he suddenly fell ill on October 31.
The martyr will be accorded a full state honor during his cremation after his body arrives in a special aircraft in Bhubaneswar. Afterward, his body will be taken to his ancestral village for the last rites.
When landed in Puri, a tourist from West Bengal realised that he had been taken for a ride as there is no hotel in Puri sharing the name of the hotel he had booked.
The family members were told that Parida was heading towards a ghat from Sura camp when he fell into a roadside ditch.
The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) on Saturday gave its approval to laser scanning of the Srimandir Ranta Bhandar (treasure trove) for repair of cracks.
The king reviewed the progress of the Parikrama project today. The ground review was also attended by SJTA chief Ranjan Kumar Das and the district Collector, Samarth Verma
As per reports, some servitors and devotees noticed dirty water coming out of the drinking water faucet at Ananda Bazaar last evening. The water was so dirty that its colour changed to red.
here is no denying that every devotee has a wish to have Mahaprasad in Ananda Bazaar. But, in the absence of a rate chart and differences in prices, the devotees are often in two minds.
Speaking to the reporters after having darshan, Das said, “I am happy to get a chance to serve the people of Odisha. Lord Jagannath has been the presiding deity of the people of this State since ages. I sought blessings from the Lord for the poor and downtrodden of this State so that their standard of living grows.”
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