Puri

Puri: The Trinity was offered Adhar Pana, a drink for the salvation of ghostly bodies, sinned souls, and other spirits, atop the chariots on Sunday night. Early morning on the day, the priests performed the Mangal Arati at 7.15 am,…
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Puri: The Trinity sparkled in golden attire atop their respective chariots during the Suna Besha ritual on Saturday. Lakhs of devotees thronged Odisha’s pilgrim town of Puri to witness ‘Suna Besha’. The deities donned golden limbs and…
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Puri: With the Odisha government leaving nothing to chance after the gross mismanagement of Rath Yatra, which led to loss of three lives, the Bahuda Yatra (return journey) of the Holy Trinity was conducted smoothly in Puri on Friday. …
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Puri: As part of the rituals associated with the Bahuda Yatra, Poda Pitha, a traditional delicacy deeply associated with devotion and motherly love, was offered as bhog to Lord Jagannath when the three chariots pass the Mausi Maa Temple on…
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Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has achieved another milestone in its efforts to protect the religious and cultural heritage associated with the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri as five more trademark applications were…
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Puri: In anticipation of massive crowds for Bahuda Yatra of the Trinity of Shree Jagannath Temple and the grand Suna Besha, the Puri police has issued a comprehensive traffic advisory and route plan to ensure smooth vehicular movement,…
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Puri: As an integral part of the Trinity's Bahuda Yatra (return journey) on July 24, the three chariots were given 'dakhina moda' (turning towards the south) at Sharadhabali here. After Sakala Dhupa was offered to the deities, servitors…
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Bhubaneswar: Shortly after the opposition BJD accused the ruling BJP of attempting to cover up a third fatality during July 16 Rath Yatra in Puri, the Odisha government acknowledged the demise of a Mumbai native during pulling of the…
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Puri: The pilgrimage town of Puri witnessed a surge of devotees on Monday as Gundicha temple performed Hera Panchami ritual, a ceremony that dramatises Goddess Lakshmi’s “love, jealousy and righteous anger” towards her husband Lord…
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Puri: Thousands of devotees thronged the Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri on Sunday as Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra gave darshan from the Janmabedi (Adapa Mandap) during the Rath Yatra festival. From today, devotees…
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