The state government on Wednesday reviewed a proposed framework for settling lands recorded in the name of Lord Jagannath and occupied for generations by servitors, Nijogs and religious institutions (Maths).
Priceless gold jewellery, gems, pearls and rare diamonds, apart from silver and other decorative items of the temple's three presiding deities—Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra—are reported to have been treasured in the Ratna Bhandar.
Reaffirming the long-standing legal principle that the deity is a perpetual minor, the court dismissed an Interlocutory Application (IA) pertaining to the ownership dispute over the land of the 12th Century temple.
Mullick family at the Marble Palace hosts a beautiful social conglomeration on the evening of Rathyatra and Ultorath Chittaranjan Avenue, which was originally called Central Avenue, is the lifeline of the northern part of the city of Kolkata and home to many fascinating tales of the nearly 350 year long existence of this east Indian metropolis.
Lakhs of devotees on Sunday literally made a beeline to Puri to witness the "suna bhesa" (gold costume) of trinity – Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Jagannath. Security agencies had a tough time restricting crowd movement.
The heritage walk started from the Kanchi Kamakoti Ashram and culminated at Sankarananda
As the world celebrated Ratha Yatra, last month, a professor of Bengali literature at St Paul's cathedral Mission College in Kolkata, released four books, two of them written by him on Lord Jagannath. Dr Sk Makbul Islam, also is in charge of the Sri Jagannath Research Centre at the college.
The pulling of chariots of three divine trinities- Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra- by ardent devotees filled the entire grand road (the venue of chariots’ majestic arch) with spirituality amid chants of ‘Jai Jagannath’ and the beating of cymbals.
Not many know that Odisha has another Rath Yatra considered by some scholars to be older than even Lord Jagannath’s in its present form. The Rukuna Rath Yatra of Lord Lingaraj in Bhubaneswar is over one thousand years old.
The divine journey of Lord Jagannath which commenced 628 years back in Mahesh Serampore, took place once again today.
