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.
What devotees coming to Srimandir are missing is sensitivity and empathy. The stampede-like situation on Holi Purnima seems to be a wakeup call. Devotees do deserve a lot more respect and attention and it is the bounden duty of the state government to ensure this without delay.
Sources said ‘Dola Melana’ or ‘Radha-Krishna Melana’ utsav is celebrated in a grand way in the area every year during Dola Purnima. Attractive fireworks are demonstrated during the procession of the Melana. This time things did not go as planned, resulting in the mishap, sources added.
The devotees were aggrieved as they had to stand in queues for long hours in excess heat and humid conditions.
Khandayat Patna village of Rupadeipur Panchayat under Pipili Block in Puri district.is best known for manufacturing decorative wooden palanquins.
The morning sitting of the subordinate courts at all places in the State shall commence from April 4, 2022 from 7 am to 1 pm with a break of half an hour from 10 am to 10.30 am.
Puri woke up to sheer horror with two separate murders in a single day including killing of a former servitor of the Lord Jagannath Temple jolting the pilgrim town on Wednesday.
This apart, the time table of rituals for the Dola Purnima were also finalised during the Chhatisa Nijog meeting today.
It is pertinent to mention here that Puri has been hit by a spree of temple thefts in the last few months. Two days back, miscreants had stolen 500-year old Astadhatu idol from Ishaneswar temple at Srimukundapur area.
A fact finding team of the Puri Bar Association has strongly objected to the constructions undertaken by the State government dangerously close to the Srimandir under the ambitious ‘Parikrama Project’.
Chandrika Mishra of Puri who is a fourth year medico at the Kharkiv National Medical University too reached home after surviving in dire conditions for ten days in war-torn Ukraine.
The deceased, Soumyaranjan Jena of Govindpur village in Pipili, was a class 10 student. Family members alleged that Soumya had been murdered by the relatives of girl with whom he had developed a relationship.
Meanwhile, Arun Mallick, Superintendent Archaeologist of the ASI, Odisha today clarified that the Archaeological body hasn’t released any NOC for construction within 100 meters of Srimandir.
A male Italian national, who has been living in Puri since over 25 years and goes by the name Alfredo Rombola, has alleged that some miscreants have defamed him by creating fake Facebook IDs and are threatening to kill him and his family.
Senior police officials said that three separate teams headed by the Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of an equal number of police stations- Kanas, Chandanpur and Satyabadi-- from where series of theft in temples were reported in the recent past, had been formed to trace the missing idols.
Devotees were restricted to enter the temple premises during the 'Maha Snana' ritual, sources added.
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