Tag: Lord Jagannath

Puri: Differently abled devotees of Lord Jagananth can have a smooth darshan of the deities during the annual Rath Yatra this year. The district administration has decided to put up an independent gallery on terrace of the Jagannath Ballav Matha at Badadanda for convenience of the disabled people —District Collector Arvind Agarwal The decision was […]

Bhubaneswar: Since OTV first reported about the disappearance of the Srimandir Ratna Bhandar (treasure trove) key, the controversy has snowballed, triggering outrage in various quarters.  It was a revelation when the news was first telecast, and continues to remain a mystery with allegations, counter allegations, speculations and outright condemnation not helping much. Amid such outcry, […]

Puri: In an unfortunate incident, a 75-year-old devotee from Kendrapara died near Kalpabata inside Puri Srimandir today afternoon. The devotee, identified as Ajay Kumar Das from Kendrapara district, was resting near the Kalpabata (considered as the wish fulfilling tree) when he suddenly fell unconscious. Soon after he was discovered dead. The reason behind the death […]

Puri: Despite defects in the wheel and axles of chariots of Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities, the ‘Ratha Chaka Dera Anukula’ or the initiation of chariot wheels ceremony for the upcoming Rath Yatra was carried out on time at Puri Srimandir today on the occasion of ‘Bhaunri’ Festival. The ‘Mangal Alati’ and ‘Sakala Dhupa’ […]

Puri: After a gap of 4 days, devotees and tourists thronging Puri Srimandir heaved a sigh of relief today as they were served ‘Mahaprasad’- the food offered to Lord Jagannath. The Anand Bazaar where the ‘Mahaprasad’ is sold looked very lively today after four days of lifelessness. Devotees were seen jostling with each other to […]

Puri: It was another harrowing day for the devotees of Lord Jagannath, as no ‘Abadha’ or ‘Mahaprasad’ was released for the third consecutive day today on account of noncooperation from ‘Suara’ & ‘Mahasuara’ servitors who have been demanding Rs 50 lakh compensation for losses incurred due to delay in rituals two days ago. Devotees continue […]

Khurda: An eviction drive to free encroached land belonging to Puri Jagannath Temple began at Jatni in Khurda district today. In the first phase of the drive, eviction was carried out on at least three acres of encroached land at Chhanaghara-Kusmati area in Jatni. The eviction drive was jointly carried out by the temple administration, […]

Puri: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Tuesday restored the title of 10.17 acre land belonging to Swargadwar, which was encroached upon, in favour of Lord Jagannath. The order was pronounced after hearing of 170 cases as per the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951. Order on another 6.602 acre of encroached land will be […]

Puri: Months after photos of Srimandir interiors went viral on social media, the pictures of Lord Jagannath and his siblings were again found posted on a Facebook account.   A person identified as Sanket Mishra uploaded the pictures of the deities with a message “the real pic of Lord Jagannath at Puri temple. Made a […]

Puri: Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda today said that action was taken against him because he spoke the bitter truth keeping in mind the greater interests of the party. “Had Biju Babu been with us, he would have welcomed my views. People who consider Biju Babu as their ideal would never remain silent,” Panda said […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: From taking holy dip in ponds and rivers to visiting temples, people across Odisha celebrated Makar Sankranti with religious fervour and enthusiasm here on Sunday. Thousands of devotees thronged the Puri Jagannath temple to seek blessings of Lord Jagannath on the auspicious occasion. Devotees were seen making long queues before the temple since early […]

Puri: Justice BP Das Commission of Inquiry for Reforms in Puri Srimandir submitted its second interim report to the Odisha government today suggesting several measures for widespread propagation of history and culture of Lord Jagannath. Secretary of the panel BP Parija submitted the 48-page report to the Law Minister. “In the extensive report, the panel […]

Puri: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat along with his family visited Puri Srimandir here today to seek blessings of Lord Jagannath amid a thick layer of security. Rawat, who is now in Odisha for an inspection of the Army Air Defence Centre, Gopalpur, arrived at the Talabania helipad in the district and later visited the […]

Baripada: The Jagannath temple of Baripada in Mayurbhanj district, which is known as the second ‘Srikhetra’ of Odisha, is currently reeling under fund shortage. The situation here has become so bad that more than half of the servitors have already left the temple. Locals even alleged that not even one-third of the rituals that used […]

The current pervading moroseness in society, over women’s safety, tempts me to scan a recent memory; of a dark and sooty Kartika night when I stood stranded for two hours by a lone tea stall along the Bhubaneswar-Puri highway. I had got off on the spot from a ramshackle bus the conductor was stuffing with […]