Tag: Rath Yatra

Puri: As millions of Jagannath devotees anxiously await the Supreme Court’s hearing on the petitions seeking modification of its stay order on Rath Yatra, members of the Puri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee today clarified that the rituals in the 12th-century shrine may get disrupted if the chariots of the Holy Trinity are not pulled after the […]

Bhubaneswar: A 19-year-old Muslim student from Nayagarh district is among the 21 persons and organisations who have moved the Supreme Court seeking recall of its order staying the centuries-old Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The apex court had on June 18 said that in the interest of public […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi/Puri: The power of the Lords has finally got the SC moving and also the decision for the chariots to roll on Puri Badadanda a few hours later tomorrow. After 17 petitions were moved in the SC to get a nod to let the centuries-old Rath Yatra going, the apex court today modified its […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar/Puri: While asserting that Rath Yatra in Puri can be allowed to be held this year without public participation in view of COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre today told the Supreme Court that if the stay on the festival is not lifted, there can be no Rath Yatra for the next 12 years. “It is […]

Puri: Soon after Supreme Court gave its nod for Puri Rath Yatra, Odisha government swung into action and reviewed arrangements for the smooth conduct of the mega event scheduled tomorrow. As the apex court has fixed certain conditions with strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines, the State government today announced a complete shutdown in the pilgrim […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said holding of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is a big challenge and called upon the people to strike a balance between centuries-old traditions and public health. Patnaik also thanked the Supreme Court for granting permission to hold the world-famous rath yatra […]

Puri: The entire stretch of Badadanda reverberated with chants of ‘Jai Jagannath’ moments after the Supreme Court modified its order and allowed Rath Yatra in Puri today. Millions of devotees took a huge sigh of relief as they were earlier shattered by the news after the apex court on June 18 had stayed the conduct […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the Supreme Court for the Rath Yatra verdict, calling it “an inseparable emotion for Odias”. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde noted that the court is willing to modify its June 18 order which put a stay […]

Puri: This year’s Rath Yatra will go down in the pages of history as a unique episode with devotion of millions of devotees put to extreme test amid the grim realities of COVID-19 pandemic. As a major relief, barely hours before the mega festival, Supreme Court on Monday had reconsidered its previous order and allowed […]

Ahmedabad: A symbolic Rath Yatra was organised in the Lord Jagannath temple premises on Tuesday after the Gujarat High Court rejected the state government’s plea to carry out public procession. For the first time in 143 years, this world-renowned event was held without the accompaniment of troupes, tableaux and public participation in view of the […]

Bhubaneswar: It was a historic day for Shreekhetra, the land of Lord Jagannath when it hosted the world-famous Rath Yatra sans participation of devotees in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. Apart from the holy town, almost the entire Odisha marked the event in devotion which was devoid of its usual merriment that generally hits a […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police on Wednesday appealed to people not to visit the pilgrimage town of Puri as ‘darshan’ of the deities is still not allowed. DGP Abhay said that even though the Puri district administration is withdrawing the curfew-like shutdown from Wednesday afternoon, it has put some restrictions on a few areas in Puri […]

Puri: The Srimandir Managing Committee on Wednesday informed that all those who participated in Rath Yatra will be tested for COVID-19 while the servitors of the Puri Temple will be tested twice for the virus. The committee’s vice chairman, Suresh Mohapatra said that COVID-19 test of around 5000 people, including servitors and police personnel, who […]

Bhubaneswar: Uncertainty had loomed large over Puri Rath Yatra till Monday evening when Supreme Court finally gave nod for the festival with certain conditions paving way for the chariots of the Holy Trinity to roll on the Badadanda (Grand Road) on Tuesday. Barely a day has passed and political parties in Odisha have locked themselves […]

Puri: After becoming an internet sensation overnight due to his sculpted physique, Anil Gochikar is again in news after pictures of him along with his brother pulling chariots during this year’s Rath Yatra in Puri left the internet in a frenzy drawing comparisons to scenes in blockbuster movie Baahubali. These muscleman servitors of the Lord […]