Emar Mutt

In all the hullaballoo of Emar Mutt’s demolition in Puri, what was forgotten and overlooked was that it had many branches all over the state; and was the fountainhead of many smaller mutts. Among the many smaller branches in different…

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae Ranjit Kumar arrived in Puri on Saturday morning. The duo, who made a night halt in Bhubaneswar on Friday, arrived in the Pilgrim Town and had…

Puri: The Puri district administration on Tuesday began the demolition of the 500-year-old Bada Akhada mutt here. Puri collector Balwant Singh said 25 police platoons were deployed during the demolition drive. Talking to the media, the…

Puri: The Odisha government has sanctioned Rs 5 crore for modernisation of Raghunandan Library of Emar Mutt, which was pulled down during the ongoing demolition drive in Puri. “The money will be spent on digitisation of palm leaf…

Puri: While the district administration is in the process of demolishing the remaining structures inside Emar Mutt near the Jagannath Temple here, the mutt's mahanta (chief), Rajgopal Ramanuj Das, on Saturday refused outright to vacate his…

Puri: The mahant of Emar Mutt, Rajgopal Ramanuj Das, on Friday expressed resentment over the demolition of the Raghunandan Library on the mutt premises as part of the demolition of the 12th century monastery by the district administration.…

Puri: Emar Mutt Mahant (seer) Rajgopal Ramanuja Das remained adamant despite being sent fillers from the Puri administration to vacate his room on the premises even as the drive to pull down the century-old unsafe structure continued for…

Puri: Emar Mutt, reportedly the wealthiest monastery in Odisha, has more secrets buried beneath its five-acre premises near Singhadwar (Lion's Gate) of Jagannath Temple than what is known to the public. A demolition drive unearthed two…

Puri: The Puri district administration on Thursday began to raze down Emar Mutt in the south-eastern corner of Jagannath Temple here. The demolition of the four-storey mutt began with the dismantling of the top floor in presence of the…

Puri: Emar Mutt will pulled down during the eviction drive aimed at decluttering space within a 75-metre radius of Jagannath Temple on Wednesday. Languli Mutt was demolished the previous day. Bada Akhada Mutt will be the next to be razed,…