Tag: Rath Yatra

Puri: For this Rath Yatra, restrictions might be imposed on camera persons and crew who will not be allowed to get inside the cordon around the three chariots.  This was decided at the Sri Mandir Temple Managing Committee meeting under the chairmanship of Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb here on Tuesday. The meeting was convened […]

Sib Kumar Das ‘Snana Yatra’, the bathing festival is over. Sri Jagannath, Sri Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Sri Sudashan are now in seclusion at ‘anasara pindi’. They stay at ‘anasara pindi’ from full moon night of ‘Snana Yatra’ till ‘navajouban’ darshan on next new moon day. Except for a group of designated servitors, no one […]

Cuttack: For devotees to commute hassle free to Puri during the Rath Yatra this year, the State Transport department today decided to ply additional 100 buses daily to the pilgrim city for the event. Transport Secretary Madhu Sudan Padhi today reviewed arrangements for visitors going to Puri by bus ahead of the world-famous Rath Yatra […]

Lord Jagannath comes out of his temple to embark on a journey to his Aunt’s house every year during the most loved Odia festival Rath Yatra. The sibling trio leaves the Srimandir for the Gundicha temple for a nine day sojourn. A series of events and rituals revolving around the deities is held in the […]

By Sib Kumar Das There is no respite from summer heat. Monsoons are round the corner. Mahaprabhu Sri Jagannath has also ventured out to Snanavedi. ‘Snana Yatra’, the bathing festival of the Lord is observed every year in Sri Mandir on the day of Purnima of Hindu month of Jyestha. There is a huge difference […]

Puri: Lakhs of devotees thronged the Grand Road of the city to witness the rituals of the Snana Purnima today. The Trinity have been seated on the bathing altar or Snana Bedi and servitors are getting them ready for the divine bath. Servitors are getting the deities Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Goddess Subhadra ready […]

Puri: With Lord Jagannath and his siblings scheduled to be taken to Anasara Ghara (secret place) leaving the sanctum of Srimandir from tomorrow following a lavish bath on Debasnana Purnima today, devotees have already started making beelines to Alarnath temple in Brahmagiri of Puri district.   During this period, Lord Krishna who is worshiped as Lord Alarnath in […]

Puri: Attributing it as a punishable offence, the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today clarified that no one will be permitted to touch the deities during the Snana Yatra ritual of the holy trinity. While citing that everyone can have darshan of the deities, the SJTA chief administrator Pradeep Jena said no one will be […]

Puri: Shankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati will be allowed to offer prayers but cannot touch the deities on the Snana Mandap during the Snana Yatra rituals on Friday, informed Daitapati Nijog secretary, Premanand Dasmohapatra. Moreover, the Nijog also clarified that it will not assume the responsibility of ensuring enforcement of the ban on […]

Puri: Marking the beginning of the annual Rath Yatra of Lords Balabhadra, Jagannath and Devi Subhadra, the Snana Purnima rituals will be conducted amidst tight security and discipline at Puri on Friday. The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has completed all preparations for the festival. The temple administration has taken initiatives after discussion with servitors […]

Puri: The Bus Owners’ Association has called off its strike for routes between Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri after discussion with Puri administration. The association went on a strike on Tuesday after three buses were torched by irate locals in Pipili over an accident. Meanwhile, police has registered cases against four persons in connection with the […]

Puri: After stalling Rath Yatra chariot construction work for around three hours today protesting hike in overtime wages, the Maharana servitors have resumed the work as administration assured them that the wages will be paid timely. The Maharana servitors said that they complete the construction work withing 58 days after working overtime before Snana Purnima […]

Puri: Decision of the Puri district administration to raze 33 unsafe buildings in the pilgrim city ahead of the Rath Yatra this year was opposed by several groups on Wednesday. The opposing groups said instead of taking steps to renovate historical buildings such as Manguli Matha and Annapurna Rangamancha near the Deba Snana Mandap, the district […]

Puri: The family members of servitors and devotees will not be allowed the privilege to climb above the sacred bathing altar during the Snana Purnima ritual, Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee ruled on Tuesday after elaborate discussions in this connection. While, Puri seer Shankaracharya will be allowed to have darshan of deities and perform his rituals atop the Mandap during […]

After returning from the Gundicha temple following their 9-day sojourn, Lord Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra & Lord Jagannath took on their golden avatar or the Suna Besha.