Puri servitors preparing prasad at Digha Jagannath shrine inauguration to face boycott
Bhubaneswar: Suar Mahasuar Nijog, the association whose servitors prepare the Mahaprasad at Puri Jagannath Temple, has threatened its members with boycott if they cook the bhog during the inauguration of the More...
Puri shrine to enforce stricter ban on phones, drones | Bhubaneswar News
Puri: Jagannath Temple administration has decided to introduce strict punitive measures under the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1952, to curb two specific violations—bringing mobile phones inside the sacred premises More...
Chaitra mela: Thousands gather at Tara Tarini shrine | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Thousands of devotees thronged the Tara Tarini temple, one of the prominent Shakti shrines in the state, on the first Tuesday of the Chaitra month, marking the beginning of the Chaitra More...
Puri Jagannath Temple: ‘New queue darshan system to begin at Puri shrine soon’ | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Chief minister’s adviser Prakash Mishra on Sunday reviewed preparations for the proposed queue darshan system at Puri Jagannath Temple and said it will be introduced after constitution of More...
Mahashivratri rush: 2 hurt at Lingaraj shrine | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Two women sustained minor injuries at Lingaraj temple in the city due to overcrowding as large numbers of devotees gathered at the shrine to offer prayers on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri More...
Tourist drowns in pond near Puri shrine | Bhubaneswar News
Puri: A 27-year-old tourist from Rajasthan drowned in the Swetaganga pond near Jagannath Temple on Monday afternoon, marking the fourth such incident in the past two months.The deceased, identified More...
MP urges min to rename proposed stn after shrine | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Bargarh MP Pradeep Purohit on Friday met railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu, requesting them to rename Paikmal station in the recently sanctioned More...
Govt planning to install watchtowers around Puri shrine
Bhubaneswar: State govt is planning to install watchtowers around Puri Jagannath Temple to bolster security arrangements, law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said on Thursday.The minister added that the watchtowers More...
Trial runs for new darshan system in Puri shrine on Dec 30 & 31: Min | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Trial runs for the queue darshan system at Puri Jagannath Temple will be conducted on Dec 30 and 31 before its official launch on New Year’s Day, law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said on More...
Lord Shiva: Devotees rush to Cuttack shrine on last Somvari | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Devotees thronged the Dhabaleshwar temple at Athagarh in Cuttack to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the fifth and final Monday of the auspicious Shravan month.Anticipating a rush, the temple More...