Puri

Puri: With just a day left for the annual Rath Jatra in Odisha’s Puri, devotees from across the country and abroad have started arriving at the pilgrim town to witness the grand event. Devotees as well as servitors of the 12th century…
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Puri: Thousands of devotees thronged Odisha’s pilgrim town of Puri on Thursday to witness Nabajouban Darshan of the sibling deities at Shree Jagannath temple. Huge rush of devotees was witnessed at the 12th century shrine since morning…
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by Saurabh Thukral & Damini Patnaik Āhe Nīla Śaila, prabala matta barāṇa / modūradāsa, tumanedakaraṇa… These lines from the poem of a renowned Odia poet of the 17th Century, Bhakta Salabega, which roughly translates as O Blue…
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Puri: Lords of Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri are all set to appear in new youthful attire, Nabajouban Darshan, a day before Rath Yatra, on Thursday after spending a fortnight in the ‘anasar’ (sick room).Odisha food On this…
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Puri: The alleged theft of sacred modaks from the Puri Jagannath Temple ’s secure storehouse continues to remain under scrutiny. Finally, Chief Administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Arabinda Padhee on Tuesday…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Tuesday firmly dismissed the ongoing allegations surrounding the alleged theft of modaks from the Jagannath Temple in Puri, stating that no such theft has occurred. He termed the…
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Bhubaneswar: In a bid to offer real-time, reliable, and accessible railway services to lakhs of pilgrims attending the grand Rath Yatra in Puri, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched a dedicated mobile application named ‘ECoR Yatra’. …
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Puri: In a significant move to enhance crowd management and ensure safety and security during the upcoming annual Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha’s Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania on Sunday announced that the holy city will be…
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Puri: In preparation for the grand and disciplined conduct of this year’s Rath Yatra in Puri, a significant coordination meeting was held at the Shree Jagannath Temple Office in Puri on Saturday. The meeting was chaired by Shree…
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Puri: Thousand of devotees gathered in Odisha’s Puri on Wednesday to witness the ceremonial bathing ritual of the Lords of Shree Jagannath Temple on the occasion of Debasnana Purnima. While elaborate security arrangement have been made…
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