Tag: Puri

On Monday, a 70-year-old Haramani Devi, who came from the Fakirpur area in Keonjhar district to have darshan of Lord Jagannath, suffered the worst experience of her life. 

The proposed greenfield airport will come up over 1164 acres of land. According to sources in the district administration, 221 acres have been acquired to date and public hearings for the land acquisition have been over.

Pradhan also demanded that the demolished mutts and other ancient architectures should be included in the heritage corridor project.

As per the Hindu tradition, ancestors descend on the earth during ‘pitrupakhya’ and return to their heavenly abode on Diwali day amid the flashing of lights.

The chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) informed about the reopening of Shree Gundicha temple on Thursday after a meeting was held in this regard. 

The question is reportedly haunting the top leadership of the ruling party when the Bharatiya Janata Party is expanding its footprints. Who will be taken into confidence by the party supremo in this matter? 

However, he landed in Puri only to find out that there was no hotel in the name of ‘Swarna Deep’ in Puri.

The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) on Saturday gave its approval to laser scanning of the Srimandir Ranta Bhandar (treasure trove) for repair of cracks.

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration is strictly ensuring that devotees get attired decently to have darshan of deities, as the rule of wearing decent clothes will be enforced from January 1, 2024.

Emphasis will also be given to the timely preparation and release of ‘Balabhoga’ and ‘Mahaprasad’. Moreover, decision has also been taken regarding the control of traffic during the special ‘Besha’ darshan of the Holy Trinity in ‘Panchaka’.

The incident took place in October 2022, at Patasundar village under police limits. Rashmita, the six-year-old daughter of Sukant Senapati, was down with fever. Manoj Dalei, a pharmacist, of the same village, administered an injection, following which the girl fell unconscious and died later

After the 'Madhyana dhoopa,' a 'Pasarautha' staff was carrying 'Pitha Bhoga (cake offering) of 'Kothabhoga Suar'. when a servitor and staff had fisticuffs near the sanctum sanctorum

As per several political experts, BJD might play Naveen card to checkmate BJP’s progress in Puri. Apart from that, Naveen may try to bolster his image further by contesting from an area having religious importance.

Several servitors and residents have demanded the immediate completion of the work as hundreds of people will offer their rituals at these holy ponds on the occasion of Pitru Paksha.

Several local people have alleged that Utkalmani was humiliated in the Holy City on the pretext of the construction of the Srimandir Heritage Corridor project.