Jagannath temple

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…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has acquired 75 per cent private land within 75-metre radius of Shri Jagannath Temple in 40 days for creation of the security zone. Making this announcement here on Monday, Chief Minister Naveen termed…

Bhubaneswar: There is no proposal to open the Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple and audit the ornaments, Law Minister Pratap Jena informed the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday. Precious jewellery and ornaments of the deities of the 12th century…

Puri: A selfie taken inside Anand Bazaar has gone viral on social media, exposing the poor frisking at Jagnnatha Temple here. This despite the fact that Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has banned the use of mobile phones,…

Puri: The three-day festival of lights at the Jagannath temple here, popularly known as ‘Deba Dipabali’, will be held from Monday. The festival begins on the day of Krushnapaksha Chaturdashi in the Hindu month Margasira. As per rituals,…

Puri: A devotee from Madhya Pradesh died on Jagannath Temple premises here on Thursday morning. He has been identified as Anurat Singh (67). According to sources, Singh had come to the temple with his family for a darshan of the sibling…

Egyptian mythology offers strong hints of maritime links with ancient Odisha. The land it mentions as Put or Punt was most probably Puri, according to a research work. The holy triad of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra had…

Cuttack: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday informed the Orissa High Court that the arrangements for wheelchairs for physically-challenged devotees have been made at Jagannath Temple in Puri. The ASI in its affidavit also…

Puri: Jagannath and his siblings - Balabhadra and Subhadra - donned Raja Rajeswar Besha, which is similar to Suna Besha, on the auspicious occasion of Kartika Purnima on Tuesday. With devotees thronging Puri for darshan of the triad,…

The mythical marriage signifies the end of monsoon and the beginning of the wedding season for Hindus