Tag: Puri

Puri: The ashes of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were immersed in the Mahodadhi (Bay of Bengal) here on Thursday afternoon. The ashes were immersed with Vedic rituals amid chants of ...

Bhubaneswar: Renowned author Prof Ganeswar Mishra’s writings have enriched the local dialect (boli) of Puri, noted researcher Dr Siddheswar Mohapatra here on Thursday. Delivering the third Ganeswar Mishra memorial lecture at ...

Puri: Leaky roof of the Jagmohan following incessant rain hampered rituals at the Jagannath Temple in Puri on Tuesday. The 'Ballav Bhog' of Lord Jagannath and his siblings got delayed with ...

Puri: A public hearing on the reforms of the Jagannath Temple will be held on August 10, said a notification issued by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) here on ...

Puri: The devotees will have to wait for four hours from Wednesday afternoon for the darshan of the sibling deities as the servitors would perform the Banaka Lagi, a secret ritual. Sources in ...

Puri: The first hearing of Justice Raghubir Dash Commission of Inquiry, probing the missing Ratna Bhandar keys of Jagannath Temple, at the Circuit House here on Monday remained incomplete as the district ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will set up an Odia University at Satyabadi in Puri district. A decision to this effect was taken at the first meeting of the Heritage Cabinet ...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has made elaborate arrangements for some special rituals during the total lunar eclipse on Friday. These began with ‘Dwarafita’ at 5 am. The ...