Welcomes CM’s judicial probe order into the missing treasury keys, assures govt of full cooperation.
June 6, 2018Amid a statewide hue and cry over the missing keys of the Jagannath temple treasury, the administration at the 12-century shrine has claimed that the valuables are in safe custody.
June 5, 2018The opening of the Ratna Bhandar of Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri has generated a charged atmosphere. Whether the Ratna Bhandar is an el dorado with fabulous riches is something that will not be known or rather it should not be known. Logically, whatever is there is only that which was accumulated after September 1803, the …
April 5, 2018Inspection of the first room of the Ratna Bhandar (storehouse of ornaments) of Lord Jagannath Temple on Wednesday revealed cracks on the wall and ceiling. The walls were found to be damp. The Ratna Bhandar, a mysterious sacred place , was opened after a gap of 34 years. A team comprising select priests and Archaeological …
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April 5, 2018The Puri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee headed by Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb rolled out a comprehensive plan for development and beautification of the periphery area of the temple before Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking approval of the government. The Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb told reporters after meeting the CM that five proposals were submitted with regards …
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March 30, 2018Son of Devaki and Vasudeva, Krishna, the lord of compassion, tenderness, love and beauty, showed signs of his godly credentials as soon as he entered this world. Lord Krishna gave to the world ‘Karma is supreme’ theory and it is apt that scores of worshippers across India celebrate the day of his birth — Janmashtami …
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August 13, 2017A tourist from Argentina was detained for entering the Jagannath Temple in Puri, said police on Monday. Police said temple servitors spotted Dario Salvador Visciglia, clad in a dhoti and T-shirt, near the Goddess Laxmi temple while he was roaming inside the 12th-century shrine. Later, he was handed over to police as non-Hindus are not …
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April 24, 2017Air India on Saturday apologized for publishing an article that said that non-vegetarian dishes were served at the Jagannath temple in Puri. “AI apologizes for the error. Our intention was not to hurt sentiments. #ShubhYatra magazine copies have been removed with immediate effect,” tweeted Air India. Shubh Yatra, the in-flight monthly magazine of Air India, …
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October 29, 2016