The Odisha government reconstituted a committee under the chairmanship of Justice Biswanath Rath to supervise the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee in carrying out the inventorisation of valuables, including pieces of jewellery stored in Ratna Bandar, Shree Jagannath Temple.
Gujarat Police on Monday organized a meeting of the Lord Jagannath Temple Committee and senior officials of Ahmedabad Police to discuss various aspects of the upcoming 147th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, scheduled for July 7th in Ahmedabad.
Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said that work has begun on all commitments made in the election manifesto and the state government will start delivering on promises in the next couple of days.
Snana Purnima is a significant festival in Odisha in which Lord Jagannath, along with his siblings is brought out of the sanctum sanctorum to Snana Mandap.
On the occasion of Deva Snana Purnima, thousands of devotees visited Puri to witness the 'snana yatra' of Lord Jagannath and his siblings on Saturday. Devotees from various parts of the country and the world thronged to have a glimpse of Lord Jagannath while taking a bath. A Russian devotee
Reacting to the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) declaration that Jagannath Temple Ratna Bhandar would be opened for inspection, Odisha Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Thursday said that the ASI has no authority to do so and action has been initiated against doing so.
The discussion centred on preparations for the 'Raja Parba' festival and for the upcoming festivals at the Shri Jagannath Temple, including the 'Snana Yatra' on June 22 and the car festival scheduled for July 7.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi along with Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Prabhati Parida on Thursday offered prayer at the Lord Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri.
After a video of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik went viral in which CM's close aide and BJD leader VK Pandian grabbled his trembling hand during an election rally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that after coming to power in the state, the BJP would inquire into the
Union Home Minister Amit Shah hit out at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and accused BJD of looting the Jagannath Temple's Ratna Bhandaar and vowed to bring corrupt officials to justice if BJP comes to power in the state.
Condemning PM Modi over his election speech in Odisha, Tamil Nadu CM said, "PM Modi's double standard is exposed from his malicious thoughts towards Tamil Nadu. He should stop defaming my people for votes."
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader VK Pandian, close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the issue related to missing keys of its Ratna Bhandar of Lord Jagannath Temple has been raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders during the election period but it has not yielded ele