Jagannath temple

Puri: Jagannath Temple here will remain out of bounds for devotees for five hours on August 21 and 23 for the special ritual of Rahurekha Lagi. According to sources, entry to the temple will be restricted from 2 pm to 7 pm on August 21.…

Puri: The Puri district administration began  eviction of structures adjacent to Meghanada Pacheri (four sides of the boundary wall) of the Jagannath Temple here on Monday morning. The drive to declutter the shrine area began at 6 am in…

Puri: Residents and servitors of Shri Jagannath temple have resented the state cabinet’s decision to evict structures around the shrine in line with the recommendations of the Justice BP Das Commission. “We will challenge this decision in…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal of the Law Department regarding some of the recommendations of the Justice BP Das Commission of Inquiry in its first interim report on the reforms and development of the…

Puri: In the wake of the intelligence inputs about a possible terror attack on the Jagannath Temple in Puri, the district administration has decided to tighten security at the 12th century shrine. In a step in that direction, buildings…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the appeal of the Shankaracharya of Gobardhan Peeth, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati with regard to the reforms in the Jagannath Temple. Informing the media, the counsel of the Shree Jagannath…

Puri: Tanka Torani will be available at Anand Bazaar (market place of Mahaprasad) in Jagannath Temple in Puri soon. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) took this decision on Monday in the executive committee meeting. Notably, the…

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: The Jagannath Temple will remain closed for four hours (4 pm to 8 pm) for the Banakalagi rituals on Wednesday. No devotee will be allowed inside during the ritual, the temple administration said. As per the ritual, Dutta Mohapatra…