Puri temple servitor ‘forces’ elderly devotee to carry slippers on his head

Bhubaneswar: An elderly devotee, who had inadvertently entered the Puri Jagannath Temple complex wearing his slippers on Wednesday, faced humiliation when a servitor allegedly forced him to place the footwear More...

Puri temple servitor collapses during ritual, dies | Bhubaneswar News

Puri: A 42-year-old servitor of Puri Jagannath Temple died after he collapsed while performing rituals in the shrine. The deceased was identified as Jagannath Mekap, a Suarabadu servitor.Mekap, a resident of More...

Servitor suspended for ‘assaulting’ fellow servitor

Puri: A servitor of Puri Jagannath Temple has been suspended from temple service for assaulting a fellow servitor last month. Chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), More...