Odisha: Lakhs witness Lord Jagannath's 'golden attire' ritual in PuriThe idols of his siblings - Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra - were also decorated by servitors with golden jewellery and attires atop the...
17 Jul, 2024, 07.19 PM IST
Fund sought for maintenance of 300 year old Jagannath temple in Odisha's GanjamThe temple served as a safe hiding place for the deities of Jagannath temple, Puri during 1733-1735 AD, when the Kalingan style temples wer...
06 Jul, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
Puri temple servitors protest, deities go hungryA strike by temple servitors at the Puri Jagannath temple caused a delay in the deities receiving their morning bhog. The strike was in res...
16 Sep, 2023, 01.29 PM IST
Rodent menace hits Puri's historic Jagannath TempleThe rodents, whose numbers increased manifold during the absence of devotees in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, have been nibbling away ...
16 Jan, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
Shree Jagannath Temple reopens after three daysAll rituals by priests and servitors continued in the temple during the three-day period, a temple official said, adding, sanitisation exer...
03 Jan, 2022, 01.23 PM IST
351 Shree Jagannath Temple servitors test positive for COVID-19The official said as most of the servitors are in home isolation after testing positive for the infection and there is a shortage of knowle...
29 Sep, 2020, 01.04 PM IST
Covid Lockdown: Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra, Akshaya Tritiya festivals to be held on Puri temple premisesThe Gajapati Maharaja had earlier said the temple administration will not undertake any activities outside the religious institution's prem...
25 Apr, 2020, 12.27 PM IST
Amit Shah offers prayers at Jagannath temple in PuriAccompanied by Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Pratap Sarangi and Prahlad Singh Patel and BJP's national vice president Baijayant Panda...
29 Feb, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Jagannath TempleModi, who was attired in an off white kurta with yellow 'Anga Vastram' on his shoulder, waved at people lined all along the Grand Road in f...
07 Feb, 2016, 02.51 PM IST
Emami group builts Rs 17 crore Jagannath templeDiversified Emami Group has built a Jagannath Temple at Balagopalpur, in Odisha's Balasore district.
28 Nov, 2015, 06.56 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi sends his wishes and offerings to Lord JagannathSprouted green gram and blackberries are traditionally offered as 'prasad' to Lord Jagannath during the chariot procession ritual.
17 Jul, 2015, 11.06 PM IST
Suresh Chandra Mohapatra new chief administrator of Shri Jagannath Temple AdministrationMohapatra, who is presently principal secretary, Energy, has replaced revenue divisional commissioner central, Bikash Chandra Mohapatra.
05 Mar, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces welfare measures for Jagannath temple priestsStating that the priests are integral parts of the temple, the chief minister said a model public school would be established at Puri.
05 Jan, 2015, 04.43 PM IST
Rath yatra: Make special arrangement for foreigners, say priestsThe 'Daitapati Nijog' today suggested the Odisha government to make special arrangement for them to have 'darshan' of the deity.
25 Jul, 2013, 06.19 PM IST
Lord Jagannath's rath yatra to be on FacebookThe 136th edition of Lord Jagannath's 'rath yatra' will begin from the Jagannath temple on July 10 amid tight security with a Facebook page.
08 Jul, 2013, 02.01 PM IST
- BJD leader Pyarimohan Mohapatra' statement on open entry to Jagannath Temple issue sparks off controversy
Pyarimohan Mohapatra stirred up a hornet's nest by saying the Jagannath Temple in Puri should be open to all irrespective of caste, creed a...
18 Jul, 2011, 05.18 PM IST
- US student detained at Jagannath temple
The rituals at the temple came to a standstill after the priests and temple police took the two to the Sinhadwar police station for questio...
28 Dec, 2010, 06.31 PM IST