“The devotees will be allowed for Radha Pada Darshan, but they won’t be allowed to touch it,” informed Puri SP.
The district administration at Puri will clamp prohibitory orders to deter public gatherings during the upcoming Anla Navami festival at the famous Sakhigopal temple.
Puri: The controversy surrounding darshan fees at Sakhigopal Temple in Puri ended a day before ‘Anla Nabami’ after a successful meeting between the district administration and the servitors today. The controversy surfaced earlier this month after the temple administration had disallowed devotees from touching the feet of the idol of goddess Radha. Subsequently, servitors, who […]
Bhubaneswar: King of Nepal, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev is scheduled to visit Odisha on February 7, officials confirmed on Sunday. The king is scheduled to visit Sri Jagannath temple in Puri, Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar and Sakhigopal temple in Puri district apart from attending some other programmes during his five-day long tour in the […]
Puri: Concerns are now being expressed over the safety of devotees as the main gate also called as ‘Lions gate’ (Gumuta) of Sakhigopal temple in Puri district is in a dilapidated state. Besides, other issues have also been detected by the Endowment Commissioner Biraja Prasad Datta during an on-spot assessment of the temple. As per […]