Tag: Puri Jagannath Temple

The devotees were aggrieved as they had to stand in queues for long hours in excess heat and humid conditions.

Bijoy Mohapatra demanded that the detailed project model or design of the heritage corridor and its execution apart from the possible risks posed by it should be made public at once.

Shree Jagannath Sena’s national convenor Priyadarshan Pattnaik said he witnessed the loot of the precious items from Ratna Bhandar at around 1.30 am on the night of February 14, 2009.

President Ram Nath Kovind today (Feb 20) inaugurated the 150th birth anniversary celebration of Srila Prabhupada - the founder of Gaudiya Mission at the holy city of Puri. The President along with first lady Savita Kovind and other family members visited Puri Jagannath Temple on the first day of his two-day trip to pay obeisance to the Holy Trinity.

For the first time after nearly two years of restricted entry on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, the doors of the Lord Jagannath temple at Puri will finally be thrown open to devotees without any pre-requirements from February 21.

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Monday released the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) which will come into effect from February 1, until further guidelines.

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), said that since the temple will remain closed for regular sanitatisation activities on Sunday (January 2, 2022), the total closure time will be for three days in a row as the shrine will be shut from December 31.

CDS (Chief of Defence Staff) General Bipin Rawat had visited Odisha on several occasions, the last one being more than two years ago. But the memories of his visit are still afresh in the minds of those who got a chance to meet and interact with him.

RTI activist Dillip Baral had sought information regarding the status of Ratna Bhandara’s original and duplicate keys. The district treasury officer’s letter, received by Baral in response to his query, has laid it bare that the keys of inner treasure chamber have been missing since 1970. 

The devotees will be deprived of watching the ‘Lakshmi Narayana Besha’ of the deities during 'Bada Ekadashi'.

“We do not use the word ‘Puri’ after Ayodhya, Mathura, Ujjain, Haridwar, Kashi, Kanchi and Dwarka though these are also the seven ‘Puris’. Jagannath Puri is the eighth ‘Puri’. Moreover, ‘Puri’ signifies only ‘Jagannath Puri’,” said the Shankaracharya.

PM Modi also inaugurated a plethora of projects, including the rebuilt Samadhi (resting place) of Adi Shankaracharya. The Samadhi suffered extensive damage during the 2013 flood near the Mandakini, a tributary of the Ganga, in Rudraprayag district.

“We have given our suggestions and names for Puri and Gajapati Maharaj has welcomed the decision. They will inform Odisha Revenue Department and legal process will be followed accordingly,” said Ashok Mohapatra, SJTA Member. 

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. 

The temple will continue to remain closed for public darshan on all Sundays as a measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus and to sanitize the temple premises.