Bowing to the increasing demands from all quarters, the district administration of Puri on Monday reopened the western gate or Paschima Dwara of Lord Jagannath Temple in the pilgrim town. Local residents of Puri are being allowed to enter the 12th century shrine complex through special barricade installed at the gate by producing their identity cards.
As the queue extended up to Marchikote Chhak, devotees were asked to form a human chain and enter the temple to have the darshan of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra.
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud visited Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri on Friday.
Ranjan Kumar Das, Special Secretary, Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department with additional charge of Director, Odia Language, Literature and Culture, has been appointed as the Chief Administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri.
The proposed temple set to come up in the suburbs of London, will be built with Rs 250 crore donated by a businessman named Biswanath Patnaik, the Chairman of Finnest Group of Companies based in Dorset, England, to Shree Jagannatha Society UK (SJSUK).
If the government can’t preserve the crucial files of Lord Jagannath, then it is not eligible to rule Odisha, slammed the Opposition.
This machine named ‘Earth Innovation’produces a kind of humming sound to repellent rodents.
Jena along with his wife visited Srimandir for the darshan of the Holy Trinity and also reviewed the construction work of the Srimandir Parikrama Project.
According to puranas, Lord Ram was coroneted on this day after his return from 14 years of exile.
While displaying the selfless act, her love for Lord Jagannath made her donate all her money for renovation of an old temple for the Lord at Phulbani in Odisha. And the timing of the donation could not have been any better than Dhanu Sankranti.
From January 2023, no one, including servitors and other officials, will be allowed to carry smartphones into Puri Jagannath Temple.
Puri Singhadwar police on Tuesday arrested a YouTuber for circulating the pictures of the Sanctum Sanctorum of Puri Jagannath Temple on social media.
A technical team of Archaeological Survey of India and experts from IIT Chennai studying the status of cracks inside the Nata Mandap of Puri Srimandir shared 'contrasting' opinions over the repair of the structure inside the 12th century shrine.
One team of ASI led by its Additional DG, Janhwij Sharma and the other one constituting a group of experts from IIT Chennai led by Professor Arun Menon thoroughly inspected the cracks developed on the Nata Mandap of the temple today.
An on-duty police personnel allegedly thrashed a woman devotee near Ghanti Dwara of Puri Srimandir on Monday. The incident triggered sharp reactions from people.
In view of the significant event, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration is also gearing up to welcome the First citizen of India.
The skyrocketing price of Mahaprasad (Abadha) in Puri Jagannath Temple has become a matter of concern for devotees. The rising prices of the Mahaprasad during the holy month of Kartik are burning holes in the pocket of devotees.
Meanwhile, senior servitor Binayak Das Mahapatra has attributed the price hike to skyrocketing price rise of essential commodities.
There are cracks in the Jagmohan of Srimandir in Puri. The affidavit of Orissa High Court appointed amicus curie NK Mohanty revealed this.In his affidavit, Mohanty highlighted his visit to the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri and Sun Temple in Konark.
As the holy Kartik month began on Monday, Habisyalis (elderly women who observe fast during the month) across the State congregated in the pilgrim town of Puri to observe month-long Kartika Brata.