Tag: Puri Jagannath

 Srimandir Parikrama Project: Sambit Patra pulls up MP Pinaki Mishra for 'lying' about GPR survey
Srimandir Parikrama Project: Sambit Patra pulls up MP Pinaki Mishra for 'lying' about GPR survey

Mishra, a leader from the ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha, has come under intense firing from the Opposition flanks for defending Odisha government's faulty execution of the heritage corridor project.

  • Sunday, 22 May 2022
Bengal youth nabbed from atop Puri Jagannath Temple Nata Mandap
Bengal youth nabbed from atop Puri Jagannath Temple Nata Mandap

The youth stated to be a resident from Beldanga area in West Bengal has been detained at the Singha Dwara Police station.

  • Monday, 16 May 2022
No nod to Srimandir Corridor project work so far: ASI to Orissa High Court
No nod to Srimandir Corridor project work so far: ASI tells Orissa High Court

In a significant development in the controversy surrounding the Puri Srimandir Corridor project, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday made it clear before the Orissa High Court that it has not granted any permission to Odisha government to carry out the construction of the heritage venture.

  • Monday, 09 May 2022
Twin Murders Rock Puri: Jagannath Temple Senior Servitor Among Two Killed
Twin Murders Rock Puri: Jagannath Temple Servitor Among Two Killed

Puri woke up to sheer horror with two separate murders in a single day including killing of a former servitor of the Lord Jagannath Temple jolting the pilgrim town on Wednesday.

  • Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Once-A-Year Padma Besha Of Puri Jagannath Today, Devotees Delighted For Darshan
Once-A-Year Padma Besha Of Lord Jagannath Today, Devotees Delighted For Darshan

A day after Puri Shree Jagannath Temple reopened for public darshan following three weeks of COVID third wave hiatus, the shrine continues to brim with devotees before the rare Padma Besha of the Holy Trinity.

  • Wednesday, 02 February 2022
Puri Jagannath Temple To Reopen From February 1 With COVID Rules
Puri Jagannath Temple To Reopen From February 1 With Covid Protocols

The Lord Jagannath temple at Puri will reopen for the public from February 1 with strict adherence to Covid protocol, Puri Collector Samarth Verma informed reporters on Friday. 

  • Friday, 28 January 2022
Vedic Rituals Set Stage For Puri Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor Project Work Launch
Vedic Rituals Set Ground For Launch Of Puri Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor Project Work

A slew of Vedic rituals on Monday set the stage for the commencement of the project work of the much-awaited Heritage Corridor (Srimandir Parikrama) project of Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri.

  • Monday, 22 November 2021
Panchaka Brata Begins: Lords Deck Up At Srimandir In Laxminarayan Besha Behind Closed Doors
Panchaka Brata Begins: Lords Deck Up At Srimandir In Laxmi Narayan Besha Behind Closed Doors

The five-day period of Panchaka Brata of the Kartik Month began from Monday. The festive occasion will culminate with the Kartik Purnima on November 19.

  • Monday, 15 November 2021
Puri Srimandir’s Budget For 2021-22 Pegged At 190 Crore
Rs 190 Cr Budget Of Odisha’s Puri Jagannath Temple For 2021-22 Approved

Briefing media persons on the outcome of the meeting, SJTA Chief Administrator Kishan Kumar said that there is a plan to generate revenue of around Rs 106 crore from earnings while the budgetary expenditure has been pegged at Rs 85 crore. 

  • Tuesday, 02 November 2021
Cop Vrooms Bike Into Puri Gundicha Temple, Video Goes Viral
Cop Vrooms Bike Into Puri Gundicha Temple In Odisha, Video Goes Viral

A uniformed man, believed to be a police personnel, was reportedly spotted entering the Puri Gundicha Temple on a motorcycle. Matters came to light after a video of the alleged incident went viral on social media platforms.

  • Friday, 29 October 2021
Puri Jagannath Temple Reopening
Srimandir Reopening: Darshan Resumption For Puri Townsfolk From Tomorrow

The Puri Jagannath temple is all set to reopen for devotees from tomorrow (Monday) and all the preparations have reached final stages, said district Collector Samarth Verma on Sunday.

  • Sunday, 15 August 2021
Puri Jagannath Temple To Reopen From August 16
Puri Srimandir To Reopen For Devotees From August 16

The world-famous Jagannath Temple in Puri will reopen its gates for entry of devotees from August 16. The 12th-century shrine will be reopened for the first time in more than three months of staying off the limits to the public in the wake of the second wave of Covid pandemic.

  • Wednesday, 04 August 2021
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Odisha to seek RAF for Rath Yatra

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to further strengthen security in Puri during the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath which will be held on July 14 this year, the State government has decided to request the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide at least two companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF). “MHA will be requested to […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Open Puri Srimandir's Jagamohan by April 16: High Court

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today directed the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to open the Jagamohan, the hall facing the Sanctum Sanctorum in Puri Jagannath Temple (Srimandir) for devotees by April 16. A bench headed by Chief Justice Vineet Saran has ordered the temple and the  district administration to open the Jagamohan (prayer hall) […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Rath Yatra 2017: Devotees across World celebrate chariot festival

Bhubaneswar: Chants of ‘Jai Jagannath’ thronged the globe as the devotees celebrated the famous Rath Yatra festival across the world amidst religious fervour and gaiety proving that Lord Jagannath is indeed the ‘Lord of the Universe’. The deities were brought swaying (Pahandi) to the chariots from the temples by the priests and servitors amidst playing […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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