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Bhubaneswar: All four gates of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri will be opened for devotees from Thursday, new Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Wednesday. Majhi, who chaired the first cabinet meeting shortly after the BJP…
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Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Monday initiated the process for opening all four gates of the 12th century shrine for devotees in Odisha’s pilgrim town of Puri. As per the decision taken at a high-level meeting…
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Bhubaneswar: In a bid to promote local craftsmanship and culture, a two-day ‘Wonder Fest - Raja Pasara’ was organised at a private hotel here on Saturday. The festival which concluded on Sunday witnessed a remarkable turnout with visitors…
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Puri: Devotees expressed resentment after the focus lights installed near Shree Jagannath Temple in the pilgrim town of Puri went missing, prompting the Odisha government to order a probe into the episode. Taking a serious view of the…
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Puri: Bada Danda (Grand Road) at Odisha’s Puri witnessed the “chaka dera anukula” ritual on the occasion of Bhaunri festival on Wednesday as part of preparations for annual Rath Yatra on July 7. The chaka dera anukula niti is conducted…
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Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Arabinda Padhee has been given additional charge of Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri. The 1996-batch IAS officer was given the additional charge after the…
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Puri: National BJP spokesperson and party’s Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sambit Patra has announced 3-day “upvaas” (fasting) to atone for his ‘slip of tongue’, calling Lord Jagannath a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In late night…
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Bhubaneswar: Coming under attack by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on missing keys of Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath temple in Puri, the BJD said the strong room would be opened during Rath Yatra this year. Speaking to media persons on…
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Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred Padma Shri award on Binod Kumar Pasayat and Guru Gopinath Swain from Odisha in the field of Art during Civil Investiture Ceremony in New Delhi. The President presented 3 Padma…
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Bhubaneswar: Thousands of devotees with full vigour and religious fervour pulled the chariot of Lord Lingaraj-Rukuna Rath on the occasion of the annual Rukuna Rath Yatra observed on Ashokastami today. The pulling of the chariot was…
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