Tag: Puri Jagannath Temple

Bhubaneswar: In what could act as a bold step in protecting the rights of devotees especially women, the Justice Bimal Prasad Das Commission has recommended for stern action against sevayats and others for such irregularities, official sources said. The Commission in its first interim report submitted to the State Law Minister Arun Sahoo on Thursday, […]

Puri: The Puri police, today, detained Shri Jagannath Sevayat Sammilani (SJSS) secretary Somanath Khuntia for vehemently opposing West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s visit to Shree Jagannath Temple. SJSS has warned that Banerjee’s visit to the Puri temple would hurt the sentiments of lakhs of devotees of Lord Jagannath because she has made statements favouring […]

Puri: The first coordination committee meeting for the upcoming Rath Yatra will be held today here at Sadbhawana hall of the district administration. The Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) is set to chair the gathering. Puri collector, superintendent of police, senior district officials and citizens, scribes and the temple servitors would attend the meeting. The committee […]

Cuttack: Justice BP Das Commission, appointed by the Odisha government to suggest reforms in management of Puri Sri Jagannath temple, has extended the deadline of submission of affidavits to December 20. The Commission had earlier set the deadline on December 4 for submission of affidavits. However, considering more than 350 affidavits submitted on single day […]

Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras will be installed in and outside the Sri Jagannath temple in Puri during the upcoming Rath Yatra to keep strict vigil on the movements of the visitors. It was decided in a security review meeting chaired by special DG Sanjib Marik at the SP office on Wednesday.

Devadasis were married to Lord Jagannath and accepted him as the "divine husband", and they remained spinsters throughout their lives.

Snana Jatra or the holy bathing ceremony of the sibling deities - Lord Balabhadra, Mahaprabhu Jagannath and Devi Subhadra - is performed at Puri Srimandir every year on Jyeshtha Purnima, i.e., on the full moon day of the month of 'Jyeshtha (May-June). Today, on this pious occasion, the Holy Trinity and Chakradhar Sudarsan took a ceremonial holy bath with 108 pitchers of sacred water and were later adorned in Gajanana Besha. All the rituals were carried out at the Snana Mandap. The Snana Yatra culminates after the Lords are taken to the 'Anasara Ghara' on Pahandi.

Puri: After violence during the bandh called over newly introduced queue system of entry into Srimandir stalled the entire pilgrim town leading to law and order situation yesterday, the administration has now decided to relax the new arrangement and allow the entry of local devotees through three other gates- Hathidwara, Vyaghradwara and Ashwadwara apart from […]

A vehicle reportedly broke through the security cordon and approached the Arun Stambh in front of Lord Jagannath Temple on Tuesday, raising serious questions on the security arrangements at the 12th century shrine.  

Puri: Tension erupted in front of the Jagannath Temple here today after devotees in large numbers tried to barge into the 12th century shrine protesting delay in opening of the temple and rituals of the dieties. Following disruption of rituals amid servitor-police face off over alleged manhandling of a ‘sevayat’ by some police personnel yesterday […]

Puri: Taking cognizance of media reports on online sale of Mahaprasad (Abhada), the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Tuesday issued strict warning that anyone found selling the holy food in the name of Puri Mahaprasad shall be liable for stringent legal action. The Chief Administrator of the 12th century shrine Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra informed […]

Puri: A day after the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) issued notices to 11 servitors in connection with the Brahma Paribartan fiasco during the Nabakalebara of Lord Jagannath in 2015, Krushna Chandra Maharana, chief Maharana (carpenter) of Debadalan chariot of Devi Subhadra who was in-charge of construction of new idols of the holy Trinity blamed […]

Puri: The chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Pradipta Mohapatra today informed that the rate chart of ‘Mahaprasad’ or Abadha will be introduced at the 12th century shrine after the end of the ongoing month of Kartika. As part of the Supreme Court’s suggestions for introduction of reforms at the shrine, the temple […]

Puri: Barely three months after the Jagamohan, the hall facing the sanctum sanctorum of Puri Jagannath Temple was opened for public darshan on completion of its repair works, servitors at the 12th century shrine today complained of leakage in the roof of the hall following incessant rainfall. General Secretary of Jagannath Sevayat Sammilani, Kashinath Khuntia […]

Puri: A public hearing seeking proposals from general public and servitor associations in connection with the Supreme Court’s recommendations on Puri Srimandir reforms will be held here on August 10. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has issued a notification seeking suggestions and ideas during the hearing scheduled to be held between 11 am and […]