Faith

Kandhamal: In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, no Christmas celebrations will be held in churches in Kandhamal district on December 25. This was mentioned in a a special provision for…

Puri: A video of two police personnel eating Lord Jagannath’s ‘Mahaprasad’ wearing their shoes has triggered a furore here. The video shows the policemen sitting on a bench on the…

Bhubaneswar: Acting on the High Court's directive, the Endowment Commission has fixed modalities for the reopening of about 18,000 temples in Odisha and submitted it to the state government.…

Puri: The Shree Jagannath temple here will reopen between December 22 and 24, with certain riders for devotees visiting the shrine. This was decided at a meeting of the Chhattisha Nijog…

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has convened a meeting of the Chhattisha Nijog (apex body of servitors) on December 12 on the reopening of the temple for the devotees.…

Lucknow: Just before a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy were to get married in a ceremony involving rituals of both religions in Lucknow, police stopped the wedding citing the controversial ‘love…

Puri: Taking umbrage at the online sale of Lord Jagannath’s ‘Nirmalya’ (dry maha prasad), a servitor at Srimandir on Monday lodged a complaint against e-commerce giant Amazon at Singhadwar…

Puri: In good news for devotees of Lord Jagannath, there are plans to reopen Srimadir here by the second or third week of December, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) informed…

Bhawanipatna: In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kalahandi district administration on Saturday clamped prohibitory order around the Budharaja temple at Ampani ghat near the border with…

Puri: While devotees will be deprived of witnessing the Nagarjuna Besha ritual in the Jagannath temple here on November 27 this year due to the COVID-19 protocols, there is a possibility…