Faith

‘Jay Jagannath’, ‘Jaga Kalia Mangala karantu’ (may the Lord grant you well-being) are common utterings in the life of an Odia. Odias take the utmost pride in their Lord Jagannath,...

Why this unprecedented hullaballoo over conduct of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri? Could it have been handled better? Was such a high-voltage controversy in the run-up to Tuesday’s event...

While everyone knows of the famous Rath Yatra in Puri, there are many other such celebrations all over the country which too have a huge devout following. The second oldest...

Puri: Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, head of Puri Sri Jagannath Temple Management Committee, has said he is indebted to the Supreme Court for reconsidering its earlier decision. “Bhabagrahi Mahaprabhu Shree...

Bhubaneswar: BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Sunday filed a petition seeking the Supreme Court’s permission to conduct the Rath Yatra in Puri. Patra tweeted:  “Today I filled an Application...

Puri: In his initial reaction after the Supreme Court stayed the Puri Ratha Yatra on Thursday, Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb said, “Mahaprabhu’s devotees across the world will feel sad. But...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Pradipta Naik on Thursday said that stopping Rath Yatra after so much delay is not fair. He blamed the Odisha government for lack of clarity...

New Delhi: A Hindu body has filed a petition in Supreme Court challenging a provision of the 1991 law that provides for maintaining “religious character” of holy structures as it...

Bhubaneswar:  All religious places/places of worship for the public will continue to remain closed in Odisha till June 30 in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. Chief secretary, Odisha...

Puri: The celestial marriage of Shree Madan Mohan, the living representative of Lord Jagannath, and Devi Rukmini will be solemnised on Jagannath temple premises in Puri on Tuesday. The marriage...