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Puri: After initial problems due to cyclone Fani, the chariot construction work for the annual Rath Yatra of the sibling deities of Puri Srimandir is now being carried out on a full swing. The pace of chariot construction at Ratha Khala has picked momentum following partial restoration of power supply to the pilgrim city which […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of annual Rath Yatra in Puri this year, the State government on Tuesday assigned different security-related duties to senior police officials. As per reports, Additional Director General (ADG) of Police Pranabindu Acharya has been given charge of the Railway security. He will be assisted by the Cuttack Superintendent Railway Police (SRP). The government […]

Puri: Odisha government has decided to deploy additional 200 buses to ensure that devotees do not face any hardship in travelling to Puri during Rath Yatra, informed Central Range Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Anil Samal after a high-level meeting held on Monday. As per official sources, stringent action will be taken against the private buses […]

Puri: Just a few weeks before the world famous chariot festival of Lord Jagannath kicks off in Puri, the ‘Chaka Dera’ ritual completed in the pilgrim city on Tuesday. The ‘Chaka Dera Anukula’ or the initiation of chariot wheels ceremony for the upcoming festival began on the concluding day of ‘Bahara Chandan Yatra’ of the […]

Puri: The month-long Rath Yatra festivities of Lord Jagannath will begin with the Deba Snana Purnima tomorrow. As per rituals, the Holy Trinity will be taken out of the Srimandir on ‘dhadi pahandi’ and moved to the Snana Mandap (bathing altar) where they will be bathed with 108 pots of perfumed water. According to detail […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: With an aim to provide information electronically and promote Digital India, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched Rath Yatra Mobile App ‘ECOR YATRA’ for the benefit of the passengers especially the devotees coming to witness the world famous car fest-2019 at Puri. The information was provided by Ajoy Behera, Chief Commercial Manager of the […]

Puri: Among loud chants of Hari Bola and conchs and gongs reverberating in the air, the Pahandi rituals of Lord Sudarshan and the three sibling deities being carried to their respective chariots have begun for the Rath Yatra. The gorgeously decorated deities will be seated atop the chariots in which they will travel to visit […]