Tag: Puri

Acting on a tip-off, the Pipili police raided the house of one Gadadhara Sahoo of Nuagaon Dihi in Sakhigopal while the five accused were striking a deal.

Though Satyabadi Tehsildar and temple executive officer reached on the spot and tried their best to pacify the servitors, they refused to withdraw their protest.

Gajapati Maharaja prayed before the Lord for the smooth conduct of Bahuda Yatra.

A man was seen carrying his elderly mother with Oxygen support for Adapa Darshana of the deities in Gundicha temple. The man carrying an Oxygen cylinder on his shoulder braved heavy rush to help his mother have darshan of the sibling deities.

To streamline various rituals for the Bahuda Yatra, the Sandhya Darshan has been restricted only up to 5 pm.

This is not the first time that the videos and pictures of the interior areas of Srimandir have been shared on social media.

However, as per the senior servitors, the incident is quite usual and it often happens during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri.

As per popular belief, one who takes a morsel of ‘Adapa Abhada’ gets virtues of crores of births.

Thousands of devotees started pulling the chariots again today morning and they reached in front of Gundicha temple.

According to sources, a woman devotee reportedly fell down on the grand road during the pulling of Lord Balabhadra’s chariot. Subsequently, a few other devotees stumbled upon each other.

The darshan of Lord and his sibling deities atop their respective chariots is unique and holds significance, particularly for those who cannot have a glimpse of the Mahaprabhu inside the Puri Srimandir.

The importance of 'Chhera Panhara' lies in the fact that Puri Gajapati Maharaja, who is considered as the first servitor of Lord Jagannath, sweeps the chariots of the three deities parked on the Grand Road near Srimandir with a golden broom. 

On the Grand Road, some devotees in the get-up of Hindu Gods like Lord Hanuman and Lord Shiva and some Odissi dancers performing in front of chariots are adding colours to the festival. 

In an exclusive interview with OTV, the Gajapati Maharaja, the first servitor of Lord Jagannath at Srimandir expressed his displeasure citing that the Odisha government is dragging its feet to reopen the Ratna Bhandar even after demands from all quarters. 

The members of the committee met Pipili Tehsildar and submitted a memorandum against the construction work.