Tag: Paya Sraddha

Puri: The district administration of Puri has banned the age-old ritual of burning of Kaunriya Kathi (jute sticks) in front of Singhadwar during Diwali this year. The decision to ban the practice this year was taken to prevent air pollution caused by the smoke that emanates from the burning of the jute sticks which could […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension gripped the Old Town area in Bhubaneswar after several devotees staged an impromptu agitation protesting the decision of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ban the rituals of ‘Paya Sraddha’ & ‘Pinda Dana’ at the Bindusagar Lake and near Lingaraj Temple in the city today. Two platoons of police force was rushed in […]