Lord Jagannath bathing ritual draws thousands of devotees to temple town of Puri
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.
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.
The two-day national-level Adoption Conclave 2025, which began today in Puri, featured a brainstorming session that focused on policy safeguards under the Juvenile Justice Act, international care reform efforts, and psychosocial support systems for adoptive families.
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
Lord Jagannath's Badagrahi Jagannath Swain Mohapatra on Thursday expressed displeasure over the usage of old ornaments during the regular rituals of the Holy Trinity over the years.
The grand ceremony of pulling the three majestic and colourfully decorated chariots on the "Bada Danda", the grand avenue, in front of the 'Shree Mandir' is scheduled to commence on Tuesday noon.
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday expressed confidence that the government will meet the target of providing petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol by 2025, five years earlier than the deadline of 2030.
The project coined as Mukshyamantri Cyclone Resilient Saline Embankment Project is being implemented in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Puri districts.
As part of National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) enunciations, the Ministry has taken the initiative to organize annual international Conference-cum-Exhibition on Urban Mobility India popularly known as UMI.
