The JMFC court pronounced its verdict and sentenced accused Kundu Mohapatra to a jail term of 18 months. Police had produced a charge-sheet against him in four days.
Devotees throng Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar and offered prayers on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police has made elaborate security arrangements for the Maha Shivratri celebration.
The youth identified as Ranbir Singh from Nainital has embarked on a tour to 12 Jyotirlingas, 52 shakti shrines and all the four major religious shrines of Hindus (Chaturdhams) in the country.
The temple administration has made elaborate arrangements and is leaving no stone unturned for the smooth conduct of the rituals during Maha Shivratri. It has been decided that all the rituals of Lord Lingaraj will be smoothly conducted in due time.
After inviting Lord Lingaraj, the representatives visited Srikhetra and extended an invitation to Lord Jagannath as per rituals.
Devotees have been restricted from carrying plastics and polythene bags inside the temple. The temple's administration issued a directive that all these rules should be strictly followed. Moreover, the Lingaraj temple administration has decided to prepare Kotha Bhoga of the Lord by using Omfed ghee only.
As per the direction of the Lingaraj temple administration, none including servitors will be allowed to enter the shrine chewing paan or guthka. Similarly, chewing such things inside the shrine is also not allowed.
Sulochana Mohanty and her husband Jurinath Bebarta had come from Figapahandi to Lingaraj temple to offer Paya Shraddha last evening
As for the dress code, Biranchinaryan Pati, secretary of Brahman Niyog, supported the move saying that the dress code should be implemented not only for the Puri temple but also for other shrines across the state.
The yajna that started today will continue till June 28, coinciding with the Bahuda Yatra of Lord Jagannath and His siblings. On that day, the ‘Purnahuti’ ritual will be performed and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will lay the foundation stone of the project.
While the artisans are busy giving final touches to the chariot of Lord Lingaraj, the work is believed to completed by 8 pm today.
The cancellation of the yatra prompted the temple trust board to convene an emergency meeting.
As per the timetable, the scheduled time for lifting Mahadipa was 10 pm. But it got delayed by more than three hours.
Member of the Lok Sabha, Aparajita Sarangi expressed discontent over the issue and attributed the delay to the Odisha government and administration’s negligence.
As part of safety arrangements, special barricades, crowd control measures and other preparations were made for smooth darshan of devotees at the shrines.
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