Tag: Sjta

Puri: In what could be termed as a much needed respite for the Jagannath devotees across the world, all the fixed deposits of Rs 545 crore of Lord Jagannath deposited in Yes Bank will be retrieved tomorrow from the cash strapped bank after it resumes full banking services from 6 pm today onwards, informed Ajay […]

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 […]

Puri: A day after Yes Bank remitted Rs 389-crore fixed deposit account of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration in Puri, to State Bank of India, the admin today revealed that Srimandir funds will be kept in Union Bank of India (UBI). Informing the same, SJTA administrator (development) Ajay Kumar Jena said that both the Lord Jagannath […]

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to keep Lord Jagannath temple fund and the corpus fund of the shrine amounting to Rs 287 crore in two nationalised banks- Bank Of Baroda and Union Bank of India. The funds will be kept in equal shares as fixed deposits in the two banks at […]

Puri: As the festival of chariots inches closer, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Puri today held a review meeting with representatives of various Nijogs and other senior officials to discuss on the likelihood of the Snana Purnima on June 5 with minimum number of servitors. Chief administrator of the SJTA, Krishan Kumar informed […]

Puri: In view of the spurt in COVID-19 cases and lockdown curbs, Puri district administration on Saturday decided to conduct Covid testing of Garabadu servitors who will be engaged in conduct of the Snana Purima rituals, a key festival in the run- up to Rath Yatra. Though the services of 108 Garabadu will required for […]

Puri: We have tremendous faith on Lord Jagannath that Rath Yatra will be organised, said Badagrahi on Lord Balabhadra, Haldar Das Mohapatra on Thursday. According to Haldar Das Mohapatra, the Holy Trinity will be seated atop their respective chariots which clearly imply that Rath Yatra will be organised as per tradition. COVID-19 social distancing norms […]

Bhubaneswar:  In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions, Shree Jagannath Temple Office on Friday proposed Odisha government’s I&PR department to make necessary arrangements for the Live Telecast and webcast of the upcoming Snana Yatra, the bathing ritual of the Holy Trinity of the Puri Jagannath temple. As the Snana Yatra is one of […]

Puri: Sri Jagannath Temple Administration has made a slew of announcements following a joint meeting of Chhattisa Nijog and SJTA headed by Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday evening. Thanking the Srimandir servitors for their continuous support in successfully conducting the RathYatra this year, SJTA chief, Krishan Kumar made it a point to provide their family […]

Puri: Two servitors of Sri Jagannath Temple here have tested positive for Novel-Coronavirus. The matter came to fore after the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) received the swab reports of the servitors involved in the Rath Yatra. “More than 2,600 servitors were tested for COVID-19, out of which two were found positive. Later, they were […]

Puri:  As many as 23 persons, including seven servitors and 13 others associated with various services at the Puri Jagannath temple have tested positive for Covid-19, informed Ajay Jena, Administrator…

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, Odisha government on Thursday initiated the process for reopening of Puri Srimandir and other temples in the State which continue to remain shut for public due to the Covid pandemic. State Chief Secretary has directed the temple administrations to prepare plan of action for opening the temples. “State govt directs […]

Puri: Putting an end to the long wait which the devotees of Lord Jagannath had to endure to get their hands on the holy Abadha (Mahaprasad), the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has finally decided to resume selling of Abadha in the Srimandir, only during month of Kartik. Krushnachandra Pratihari, the Secretary of Suara-Mahasura Nijog […]

Puri: The decision of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to don Lord Patitapabana in Nagarjuna Besha has sparked controversy as Singhari servitors have opposed the move and termed it against the rituals. Commenting on the development, Ganeswara Singhari, a servitor said, “Lord Patitapabana never dons Nagarjuna Besha. He only dons ‘Hati Besha’ and ‘Padma Besha’. […]

Puri: Devotees will get a glimpse of the Kalinga architecture and Jagannath culture of Odisha in the designs and artwork in silver coating which will be showcased on gigantic wooden gates at the Jagannath Temple in Puri. The gates will be constructed with Burma teak and the work is expected to begin this month, informed […]