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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee lays foundation stone of Durga Angan, says
Updated : 5 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone of Durga Angan, a temple complex dedicated to Goddess Durga, at New Town in Kolkata on Monday. She took a jibe at the BJP and said that many people have accused her of engaging in appeasement, but she was secular and bel
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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar visits Shri Jagannath Dham with
Updated : 5 months ago IST
During his visit, the Chief Election Comissioner said that, with Shri Jagannath's blessings, he hopes to fulfil his constitutional responsibilities successfully.
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Odisha Dy CM Kanak Vardhan meets PM Modi, calls it "moment of profound gra
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital, calling it a moment of profound gratitude, reflection, and shared commitment to building a Viksit Bharat with state's unique spirit and contributions at its heart. Read More
Sudarsan Pattnaik crafts 6 Lord Shiva sand sculpture for first Monday of S
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand art at Puri beach on Sunday. He crafted a sand idol of Lord Shiva to mark the first Monday of the auspicious Sawan month.
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BJD's Debi Prasad Mishra defends Jagannath Dham, responds to Digha temple
Updated : 1 year ago IST
BJD VP Debi Prasad Mishra defends Jagannath Dham's sanctity, clarifies Darubrahma wood issue, and addresses party's new team formation. BJP's Manmohan Samal and CM Mamata Banerjee also weigh in on the Digha Jagannath Temple naming controversy.
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"Not right to call this temple as 'Dham'": Shankaracharya Avimukteshwarana
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Tuesday spoke about the naming of the newly built Digha temple as 'Jagannath Dham and stated that a 'Dham' can only be in one place, and it would not be right to call this temple as 'Dham'.
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Jagannath Dham is in Puri, wrong to name Digha temple as Dham: Odisha BJP
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Reacting to the row over naming the newly built 'Jagannath Digha' temple as 'Jagannath Dham', Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal stated that there is clarity in everyone's mind that Jagannath Dham is in Puri and it was wrong to name Digha temple as Dham.
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CM Mamata removed word Dham from Digha temple, this is victory of Lord Jag
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In the wake of protests over the newly inaugurated Jagannath Temple in Digha being called Jagannath Dham, the word Dham was replaced with temple in the signboards.
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"CM Mamata must clarify, this is Jagannath Temple, not Jagannath Dham," sa
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik has objected to naming a newly built Jagannath temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham,' saying it undermines the sanctity of Puri's Jagannath Dham and called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to clarify the state's stand.
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"An insult to Maha Prabhu, sanatanis will not tolerate": BJP's Suvendu Adh
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"This is not a Jagannath temple but a cultural centre, do not spread false info. It (Digha temple) has been built with government money, Rs 250 crore, look at the tender, work orders. It is clear in those that it not a temple but a cultural centre. It is an insult to Maha Prabhu, I am also a
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Puri Gajapati opposes usage of 'Jagannath Dham' for Digha Temple
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The erstwhile king of Puri, Gajapati Dibyasingha Deba has expressed his opposition to the term "Shree Jagannath Temple" usage for the temple located in Digha.
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"Why is there so much anger?": Mamata Banerjee on Digha Jagannath Temple c
Updated : 1 year ago IST
This comes after West Bengal government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, referred to the Digha temple as "Jagannath Dham," a term traditionally reserved for the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.
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