Tag: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration

Puri-Srimandir
Column: Playing Around With The Lord’s Money

By Sandeep Sahu The corona virus scare could not have come at a more convenient time for the ruling dispensation. It provided the government the excuse it was looking for to adjourn the ongoing budget session of the Assembly just when things were getting too hot to handle in the House over the suspicious deal […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
Yes Bank Returns Puri Jagannath Temple funds
Yes Bank Returns Rs 397 Crore Shree Jagannath Funds, Next Refund On March 30

Bhubaneswar: Hours after Yes Bank resumed its operations, the private sector lender remitted Rs 397 crore to designated SBI account of Jagannath Temple Corpus Fund at Puri Main Branch. Earlier, restrictions on withdrawal of funds from Yes Bank had kicked off a political storm in Odisha. Informing about the development in a letter to Krishan […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
Nagarjuna-Besha
No Public Viewing Of Lord Jagannath’s Nagarjuna Besha

Puri: Devotees will miss the much-awaited grand spectacle of Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath this year owing to the COVID-19 situation. The decision to put curbs on the entry of devotees for darshan in the temple was taken by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Thursday while finalising the timings for the mega ritual […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
Besha
Srimandir Staff Caught Carrying Ornate Used In Nagarjuna Besha, Probe Ordered

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Saturday ordered a probe after an employee of the temple was seen carrying a decorative piece used in the Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath to the house of a senior servitor of the 12th century shrine. According to sources, an ornate sun and moon used in the […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
Puri-Srimandir
Immediately Withdraw Draft Heritage Bylaws For Puri Jagannath Temple: SJTA To NMA

Bhubaneswar: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Sunday urged the National Monuments Authority (NMA) for immediate withdrawal of the proposed heritage bylaws for Puri Jagannath Temple. The move comes in the wake of reports that NMA plans to come up with heritage bylaws prohibiting any construction activity in the 100 metre periphery for Sri […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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