Tag: Puri Jagannath Temple

Bhubaneswar: Amid massive public and political outrage, Odisha government on Thursday tried to throw the ball into the court of  the Inquiry Commission formed to deal with the Ratna Bhandar key controversy by issuing a notification and terms of reference (ToR) for the inquiry. As per the notification, the commission will carry out an investigation […]

Puri: On the one hand while the Srimandir administration is pulling up socks to implement the Supreme Court’s latest disciplinary reform barring servitors from accepting donations from devotees, the servitor associations at the 12th century shrine have shown displeasure over the move on the other. The development comes in the wake of a directive of […]

Puri: Amid speculations, OTV has come across some evidence which indicates that the keys of the inner chamber of Puri Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar have gone missing. A copy (in possession of OTV) of the minutes of the temple management committee meeting held soon after the inspection of Ratna Bhandar (the treasure trove of Lord Jagannath) […]

Puri: In a welcome step for tourists and devotees visiting the Puri Jagannath Temple (Srimandir) especially old-aged and ailing persons, the State Government today decided to set up a new primary health centre (PHC) inside the temple premises to provide urgent first-aid treatment to patients in case of emergencies. “For the welfare of tourists and […]

Puri: The Puri Srimandir administration has decided to install CCTVs at ‘Bhitara Katha’ -the last point of entry for devotees in the temple. The significant move comes in wake of the alleged assault on a tourist by two servitors inside the temple premises last week. Sharing more details, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Niti (ritual) […]

Puri: Construction work of the three chariots for the upcoming annual Rath Yatra in Puri resumed after wheels and axles with defects were replaced with new ones. On Saturday, members of the chariot construction engineering committee had noticed crack in a wheel of Devi Subhadra’s chariot Devadalan, a big hole in the Nandighosh, the chariot […]

Puri: After nearly four days of harrowing experience, devotees and tourists visiting Puri Srimandir can now heave a sigh of relief as their much revered Mahaprasad will be made available in the temple. With the Orissa High Court expressing displeasure on the State Government over delay of temple rituals and unavailability of Mahaprasad, the protesting […]

Bhubaneswar: The controversy surrounding delay in rituals and huge wastage of Mahaprasad in Puri Srimandir refuses to die with the issue turning up heat in the Odisha Assembly for the second consecutive day today. Protesting the government’s failure in resolving the row, Congress legislators today disrupted the House proceedings. MLAs of the party rushed to […]

Puri: The row surrounding huge wastage of (bhog) ‘Amhunia Mahaprasad’ due to delay in rituals at Puri Srimandir on Monday continues to intensify as temple administration and servitors kept blaming each other for the second day in a row raising concerns. The Suar and Mahasuar communities continue to stand firm in their demands seeking compensation […]

Puri: After remaining out of bounds for almost two years, the doors of Jagamohan in Puri Jagannath Temple is all set to reopen tomorrow for general darshan by devotees. Jagamohan – the hall facing Sanctum Sanctorum, also called ‘Prayer Hall’ of the temple had remained closed since the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) took up […]

Puri: Darshan of the Trinity at Puri Srimandir will be restricted for four hours from 3.30 PM to 7.30 PM today in view of ‘Banak Lagi’ rituals. After completion of the second Bhog Mandap rituals, Datta Mohapatra servitors will enter into the sanctum sanctorum to perform ‘Banak Lagi’ of the deities. General darshan of the […]

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) […]

Khurda: An eviction drive to free encroached land belonging to Puri Jagannath Temple began at Jatni in Khurda district today. In the first phase of the drive, eviction was carried out on at least three acres of encroached land at Chhanaghara-Kusmati area in Jatni. The eviction drive was jointly carried out by the temple administration, […]

Sankaracharya said the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has not sought his opinion on the reopening of Jagannath temple so far. 

Bhubaneswar: While the Orissa High Court has allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to carry out an inspection of Puri Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar, the chamber containing Lord Jagannath’s treasure trove, on March 26 and 27, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has sought permission from the state government to go ahead with such inspection. “The […]