Tag: Biraja Temple

Going by the Skanda Purana,  the Biraja temple observes the annual Rath yatra during the Durga Puja as Devi Durga is the presiding deity of the temple and is worshipped as Maa Biraja.

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Thursday allowed the conduct of the annual nine-day Saradiya Rath Yatra associated with Goddess Biraja in Jajpur district while adhering to all the Covid-19 guidelines issued by the government. This year, the Rath Yatra is scheduled to be held from October 17 to 25. Hearing a total of 4 […]

Jajpur: The famous shakti shrine of Maa Biraja, a form of Goddess Durga, situated in Jajpur district, will reopen for the first time on December 29, 2020, almost after nine-month-long hiatus due to Covid pandemic. Collector of Jajpur, Chakrabarti Singh Rathore informed about the decision to reopen the ancient shrine after discussion with all stakeholders […]

Bhadrak: After a hiatus of long nine months, the famous Akhandalamani Temple at Aradi in the district will reopen from tomorrow amid strict Covid-19 protocols. The servitors and their family members will get the opportunity to have a glimpse of the Lord in first two days following which the shrine will be thrown open for […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the world bid goodbye to a year mired in a global pandemic, in Odisha, hundreds and thousands of people who usually stood in front of the temples in queue to begin every year with the divine blessings, are a disappointed lot the way first morning of 2021 started. The fact that the […]