Servitors of the Puri Jagannath Temple, along with several others, including Padma Shri awardee and renowned sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik, have strongly objected to the use of the term ‘Jagannath Dham’ for a recently inaugurated temple in Digha, West Bengal.
The sacred Grand Sangam Yatra, organized by the International Mandir Management Council (IMPC) and Bhagwa App, reached the pilgrim town of Puri, the abode of revered Lord Jagannath.
The heritage walk started from the Kanchi Kamakoti Ashram and culminated at Sankarananda
The Committee constituted by the new BJP Government, headed by the retired High Court Judge Justice Rath held a meeting on Saturday to decide on the modalities of the reopening of Ratna Bhandar at Jagannath temple for repair
As per the historic evidence, the trio idols of Sri Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra at Mahesh Jagannath temple are considered to be 628 years old.
The ritual was performed on the bathing altar known as the 'Snana Mandap' as the priests poured 108 pitchers of aromatic sacred water on the deities.
A firecracker show as part of a religious festival in Odisha’s Puri pilgrim town turned fatal with reports of three deaths and injuries to several others in the fire mishap.
10th of Baisakh, 1344 Bengali era, was the auspicious day when Thakur Sitaramdas Omkarnathdev received the divine command from Lord Jagannathdev to go and preach the Holy Name.
Referring to the global energy production and supply situation, Puri stated that the challenge is to make sure that the transition is done in an orderly manner.
This legend has been told and retold over centuries and in all forms including the world-famous Pattachitra paintings of Raghurajpur.
