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Puri: Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Dibyasingha Deb has expressed surprise over the concern of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for Jagannath Temple here. “The incidents that are taking place in Puri at present were never seen earlier. Since the…

Puri: The Gajapati Maharaja of Puri, Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday urged devotees of Lord Jagannath and Hindu religious institutions in India and abroad to celebrate Rath Yatra as per the tradition and culture of the Jagannath Temple in Puri.…

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 Jagannath Temple Managing Committee in a meeting here on Friday decided to form a sub-committee for construction and renovation of the mutts in Puri. This was announced by chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple…

Puri: Senior BJP leader and Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday urged the Odisha government to seek the advice of the Shankaracharya of Gobardhan Peeth in connection with the demolition of the mutts near Jagannath Temple in Puri.…

Puri: Henceforth, anyone found chewing paan or gutkha inside the Jagannath temple in Puri will be penalised. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Srimandir Managing Committee presided over by the Gajapati Maharaja…

Puri: Daitapati sevayats on Friday began preparations for the return journey (Bahuda Yatra) of the sibling deities from Gundicha temple to their original abode at the Jagannath shrine here. After completion of the initial rituals of the…