Speaking to ANI, Pradhan said "I am very fortunate that I got the chance to offer prayers at the Jagnnath temple today. The Prime Minister would be coming to Odisha on his birthday on September 17. We have invited him to inaugurate the Subhadra Yojana, the SOP of which the government had jus
BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar on Tuesday said that the minorities in Bangladesh are under threat and only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can save their lives and properties. He further emphasised that action must be taken soon to safeguard the interests of the minorities in Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee met with Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Friday after arriving in New Delhi to attend the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for July 27.
The 'Ratna Bhandar' (Treasure Trove) of the Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri was again opened today for the shifting of the valuables and ornaments from the inner chambers to the temporary Ratna Bhandar.
The Puri district administration said on Thursday that all the valuables and ornaments from the inner chambers of Ratna Bhandar (Treasure Trove) of Shri Jagannath Temple will be shifted to the temporary Ratna Bhandar as per the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) laid down by the government
Puri Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain said on Wednesday that the temporary transfer of ornaments from the inner chamber of the Ratna Bhandar (Treasure Trove) of the Shri Jagannath Temple to the Treasury set up will take place between the time periods of 9:51 am and 12:15 pm on Thursday.
Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Tuesday said that the first part of opening the 'Bahar Ratna Bhandar' is completed and all ornaments have been shifted to the Treasury.
With chants of 'Hari Bol' and 'Jay Jagannath', the three holy deities--Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were brought by their servitors from the Gundicha temple and placed on the chariots for the annual nine-day sojourn.
The Yatra symbolises the end of the nine-day sojourn of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra. The deities will return to Sri Mandir from Sri Gundicha temple in three different chariots pulled by devotees.