Puri's titular king backs Jagannath Temple reforms, uncertain about opening shrine to non-HindusPuri's Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb supports reforms in the Shree Jagannath Temple to preserve its heritage while adapting to changing...
10 Jul, 2025, 06.28 PM IST
Lakhs congregate in Puri to witness Lord Jagannath's bathing ritualsIn Puri, a large number of devotees witnessed the ceremonial bathing of Lord Jagannath. The deities were brought to the Snana Mandap in a p...
11 Jun, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
Another grand Ram temple rises thousands of miles away as Ayodhya gets historic Ram MandirIn Odisha, a new Ram temple has risen in the village of Fategarh, standing tall atop a hill 1,800 feet above sea level. Initiated in 2017, ...
22 Jan, 2024, 05.49 PM IST
Who is Biswanath Patnaik? The Odisha-origin entrepreneur who pledged Rs 250 crore for UK Jagannath TempleBiswanath Patnaik is a billionaire and founder of FinNest Group of Companies, a private equity investment firm focused on renewables. He an...
25 Apr, 2023, 06.17 PM IST
Jagannath Rath Yatra rituals begin in PuriOn Lord Jagannath RathYatra, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb told ANI, "Greatest festival of the Supreme Lord is Rath Yatra which happens...
01 Jul, 2022, 12.49 PM IST
Ratha Jatra begins in curfew-clamped Puri sans devoteesThis was for the second consecutive year and the second time in the history of the 12th-century shrine that the annual mega-festival, consi...
12 Jul, 2021, 02.11 PM IST
Cash, jewellery stolen from centuries-old shrine in Purihe miscreants decamped with the valuables as well as the money from the donation box, an officer said, adding that authorities at the shrin...
01 Apr, 2021, 10.08 PM IST
Well-orchestrated plan to stop Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra: ShankaracharyaThe Puri seer's statement comes after Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb and servitors sought Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's interve...
21 Jun, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
Rathayatra sans devotees in the time of coronavirusKeeping the SJTMC's recommendation in mind, the Odisha government has asked the Indian Railways not to run trains to Puri.
30 May, 2020, 05.30 PM IST
Violence in Puri over queue system in Jagannath TempleThe protestors threw aside the barricades set up on the ‘Baisi Pahacha’ or the steps leading up to the temple.
04 Oct, 2018, 11.48 AM IST
Mystery of Puri Temple's missing keysThe inner chamber of the 12th century temple’s Ratna Bhandar is supposed to contain a huge quantity of gold and silver ornaments.
09 Jun, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
Jagannath Temple treasury keys: No role, says Gajapati kingHe said by virtue of the Act, the Gajapati king was divested of all administrative and executive powers and responsibilities were vested up...
07 Jun, 2018, 10.52 PM IST
Experts to enter Ratna Bhandar of Puri's Jagannath templeThe permission to enter was granted following a HC order that ruled in favour of an examination of the site by the Archaeological Survey of...
30 Mar, 2018, 04.46 PM IST
Puri Shankaracharya says Odisha govt neglecting Lord JagannathThe business of the temple, and its rath yatras, are overseen by the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee which is headed by an IAS of...
25 Dec, 2016, 08.36 PM IST
Narendra Modi tries to woo Odias, seeks Lord Jagannath's blessingsNarendra Modi today invoked blessings of Lord Jagannath here while lauding the contribution of Odia people for the economic development of ...
16 Jul, 2013, 03.46 PM IST
Narenda Modi to visit Odisha on July 16, meet Puri ShankaracharyaNarenda Modi is scheduled to meet the Puri Shankaracharya and the Gajapati king during his visit to Odisha on July 16, party sources said.
13 Jul, 2013, 05.29 PM IST