Puri

Bhubaneswar: The sibling deities were taken to Anasara Ghar (an asylum for the sick) on Jagannath Temple premises in Puri, having supposedly fallen ill after the elaborate bath with 108 pitchers...

Puri: After the ceremonial public bath, Puspalak and Dutta Mohapatra sevayats on Thursday decorated Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra in Hati Besha (elephant attire) on...

Puri: The Daitapati sevayats began the snana niti (bathing rituals) of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, at Snana Mandap (bathing altar) on the temple premises...

The tradition of decking up Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra in Gajanana or Hati Besha after the ceremonial bath can be traced to the Hindu belief of beginning every religious rite with a...

Puri: Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb will not conduct the Chhera Panhara rituals of Lord Jagannath and his two siblings on Snana Mandap during Snana Yatra this year in view of...

Puri: A man drove his four-wheeler to the Arun Stambh (Sun Pillar) at the entrance to the Jagannath Temple in Puri, he along with his family alighted from the vehicle...

Puri: Two days ahead of Snana Yatra of the Lord Jagannath and his siblings, the district police on Tuesday held a review meeting to discuss the security arrangements during the...

Puri: The pandemic restrictions have left the devotees of Lord Jagannath a disappointed lot this year. They won't be allowed to attend the Snana Yatra (divine bath) of the sibling...

Puri: The district administration has clamped Section 144 at different places ahead of Deba Snana Purnima to restrict movement of people to check spread of COVID-19. The restrictions will remain...

The multi-talented Baisali Mohanty has another feather in the cap. An Oxford University topper and a Policy Officer with the United Nations (UN), Baisali recently recorded a dance documentary on...