Puri: Almost a year after, the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today revoked suspension of two senior Daita servitors and a Pratihari servitor for a temporary period. Kasinath Dasmohapatra and his son Jayakrushna, who were placed under suspension for their alleged involvement in the much hyped Brahma Paribartan fiasco, can now take part in the […]
Jul 20, 2021
Puri: Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) said devotees would be allowed to touch the deities on Snana Purnima.
Jul 20, 2021
Puri: Responding to the call by the Gajapati king Dibyasingh Deb, the Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Saturday said it would submit the final report on the mess in the all-important Brahma Parivartan ritual during Nabakalebara last year, very soon. “Our probe is almost complete and we would submit the report very soon. We […]
Jul 20, 2021
Puri: The Gajapati King of Puri Dibyasingh Deb today asked the Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to submit the report on Brahma Parivartan mess during Nabakalebara Rath Yatra last year.
Jul 20, 2021
Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Wednesday approved four Odia ‘Panjis’ for 2016-17 on the occasion of Maha Bisuba Sankrati, which is celebrated as the Odia New Year. Sudipta Chatterjee, SJTA public relation officer (PRO) said, “The temple administration has approved four panjis for this year. The panjis are Radha Ratna Bisudha Khadi Panjika, […]
Jul 19, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The Shrimandir Project Sub Committee has approved a proposal for construction of more than 200 rooms to provide accommodation to the large number of tourists visiting Puri. Briefing newsmen after the meeting, chief administrator of Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Suresh Chandra Mohapatra said the committee approved a number of proposals of which priority […]
Jul 19, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court today served notices to chief secretary G.C. Pati and Srimandir chief administrator Suresh Mohapatra on a petition urging not to politicise the ritual mismanagement relating to Nabakalebar. In his writ petition, Aswini Nayak has mentioned that several political parties in the State have tried to politicise the issue which erupted […]
Jul 16, 2021
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today banned people from entering the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri to have the ‘Nabajauban Darshan’ of the sibling deities on Friday except the required sevaks and sevayats. A division bench of Justices Indrajit Mahanti and D P Choudhury passed the order as an interim measure while […]
Jul 16, 2021
Bhubaneswar: A week after Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) started an inquiry into allegation that some servitors had carried mobile phones during Bramha Paribartan of the Trinity, it said today that no phones were taken inside the temple during the rituals. Informing this to the media, SJTA chief Suresh Mohapatra said, “After inquiry we came […]
Jul 16, 2021
Puri: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) yesterday recorded the statements of three deputy leaders of Banajaga team over the alleged gross mismanagement in ‘Brahma Paribartan’ rituals. Senior team members like Durga Das Mohapatra, Ganesh Das Mohapatra, and Braja Das Mohapatra gave their personal deposition to Srimandir chief administrator Sursh Mohapatra yesterday at around 3 […]
Jul 16, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court today asked the State government and Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to file reply on the suspension of daitapatis (servitors) who were debarred from temple services following the mismanagement in Nabakalebar rituals. The HC is likely to hear the case next week. Daitapatis Kasinath Dasmahapatra and his son Jayakrushna had […]
Jul 16, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The row over touching the idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra continued as the Daitapati priests today opposed the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration’s decision of not allowing devotees to climb the bathing podium on the Snan Purnima Day (bathing rituals) scheduled to be held on June 2. “We have urged the Sri Jagannath […]
Jul 16, 2021
Bhubaneswar: With the mega festival Nabakalebar barely a month away, the letter of Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) seeking audit of the Jagannath temple accounts has put the State government in a spot as it is already racing against time to complete the infrastructural development work in Puri before the grand event. Principal accountant-general […]
Jul 16, 2021
Puri: The journey to search daru (neem wood) for Nabakalebar of the Trinity ended today with the shortlisting of neem tress by the daitapatis. Sources said, the Banajaga team is scheduled to meet tonight at Deuli mutt in Kakatpur following which the leader of the team will apprise Sri Jagannath Temple Administration about finalisation of […]
Jul 16, 2021
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Lord Jagannath’s Nabakalebara festival next year, Odisha government has appointed Bikash Chandra Mohapatra as the new administrator of Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), according to a notification issued by General Administration Department today. Mohapatra, who is now posted as the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), southern division, replaced Aravind Padhee, who is also […]
Jul 16, 2021
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