Tag: Puri Jagannath Temple

Similarly, 395.252 acres of land in six other states were identified in the name of Lord Jagannath, Saraka said.

The matter came to light after the Jagannath Temple Police (JTP) personnel recovered an empty donation box from the backside of Nrusingha temple. The JTP has handed over the donation box to Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA).

One more gate of Puri Jagannath Temple will reopen from July 24. The Paschim Dwara of the 12th century shrine will be opened for residents of Puri. Sub Collector of Puri, Bhabatarana Sahoo informed about the development saying that residents of Puri can enter the shrine by showing their identity proof.

It is pertinent to mention here that at present devotees are only allowed inside Puri Jagannath Temple through the gate near Singhadwara. As a result, there is usually a huge rush and devotees have to wait for long hours to gain entry into the shrine.

While Lord Balabhadra will be adorned with ‘Nila Chita’, Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra will be decked up in diamond Chita and ‘Manikya Chita’ respectively. 

Adding to the list is another website Shaligram Shala which is allegedly taking thousands of rupees on the pretext of performing special puja at Puri Jagannath temple.

Devotion is now in the air and the entire stretch of Bada Danda is agog with hopes and aspiration that unites devotees with the Lord Jagannath and his siblings- Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra.

OTV on Friday laid bare an unholy incident of alleged sale of duplicate Abadha on a wasteland near Paika Sahi on Loknath Road.

As devotees in large numbers are expected to throng Srimandir, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has made elaborate arrangements for the 'Nabajoubana Darshan' to ensure hassle-free darshan at the 12th century shrine.

At the Chhattisa Nijog meeting, management committee members and senior servitors put forth their demands for the reopening of three more gates of the Jagannath temple.

Several devotees said that the administration should create dedicated passages for rescue and medical teams to address any issues in the barricades.

Forget smooth darshan arrangements at the 12th century shrine or provision of Mahaprasad at an affordable price at Ananda Bazaar, the Odisha government is yet to appoint a permanent chief administrator of the temple, which was also one of the directives issued by the apex court back in 2019.

The incident came to the fore after the Deputy Secretary of the Department wrote to all the sections under it to locate those two files on a priority basis.

This will be the last ‘Paita Lagi’ ritual of the deities before Rath Yatra. The secret ritual is performed every year before the Chandana Yatra, sources informed.

Maharaj of Punjab Ranjit Singh had said about donating Kohinoor to the Puri Lord because the first man who was part of the 'Panj Pyare' of Guru Gobind Singh was an Odia.