Over 10 lakh devotees attend Puri Rath Yatra; chariot pulling to resume FridayDue to ritual delays, the Rath Yatra chariots were unable to reach Gundicha Temple as planned. Chariot pulling will continue on Friday morn...
Jagannath Temple in Puri to conduct one-day special inventory of Ratna Bhadar on July 19Jagannath Temple authorities will conduct a special inventory of the Ratna Bhandar on July 19. The deities will be at Gundicha Temple for t...
Snana Yatra 2026: Puri gears up for Deba Snana Purnima ahead of Rath Yatra - Rituals, significance, and other detailsPuri gears up for the grand Deba Snana Purnima on June 29, a pivotal ritual before the Rath Yatra. The sibling deities will undergo a sacre...
Inventory of Lord Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar to be completed by April 2026The SJTA had, on July 7, announced that the ASI, the custodian of the temple, had completed repair of the Ratna Bhandar, which was opened i...
Servitor served notice over ''use'' of Puri Jagannath temple sacred wood to make idols in Digha shrineThe Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has issued a show cause notice to a senior servitor, Ramakrushna Dasmohapatra, regarding t...
ASI to resume technical survey of Jagannath temple 'Ratna Bhandar' from SaturdayThe Archaeological Survey of India will conduct a technical survey of the Ratna Bhandar treasury at the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple...
Puri Jagannath temple's treasure guarded by snakes? Tales of serpents spook authoritiesPuri's Jagannath temple will open Ratna Bhandar on July 14. SJTA is preparing with a snake charmer, medical team, and an SOP pending govern...
Jagannath Puri Temple to bar devotees wearing 'indecent' clothesThe Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has announced the implementation of a dress code for devotees starting January 1, 2024. De...
Complete ban on carrying smartphones inside Puri's Jagannath Temple from JanA similar ban was earlier imposed only for devotees, but now the restriction will be applicable for everyone, including police personnel, t...
RTPCR, double vax no more needed to visit Jagannath temple in Odisha's PuriDevotees will be allowed to enter the temple from 6 am to 9 pm on all days, except Sunday when it will be closed for sanitisation, said a n...
Rath Yatra: Servitors, cops and officials to undergo RT-PCR tests four timesA meeting, chaired by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief Dr Krishan Kumar, was held in Puri, following which all stakeholde...
Puri Jagannath temple to remain closed for public till June 15 as COVID cases riseThe Shree Jagannatha Temple Administration made the decision to keep the temple closed for people till June 15 at a review meeting chaired ...
COVID-19 negative report not required to enter Puri Jagannath temple from Jan 21The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting attended by SJTA chief Krishan Kumar, Puri district magistrate-cum collector Samarth Ver...
Complete plastic ban in Puri's Jagannath temple from April 1The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) decided to enforce a complete ban on the use of plastic products inside the temple premise...
Have Lord Jagannth's chariot wheel at Rs 50,000!While the price of a decorated wooden chariot wheel is fixed at Rs 50,000, a piece of "Prava" (a decorative wood work on the chariot) will ...
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.
Jagannath Temple Administration signs MoU with NTPCSJTA signed a MoU with NTPC and CESU for lighting along Grand Road (Bada Danda) and around the temple.