After the Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded to arrest YouTuber Kamiya Jani and BJD leader VK Pandian, BJD MP Manas Mangaraj questioned Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the "unnecessary" hullabaloo.
"It has come to light that BJD leader VK Pandian along with YouTuber Kamiya Jani made a video on tasting of 'Mahaprasad' at Puri Jagannath temple. Earlier, Kamiya Jani posted a video eating beef. Beef-eaters are strictly not allowed inside Jagannath temple," the BJP leader said.
The Yatra started on June 20 from the Puri Jagannath temple and concluded at Shree Gundicha temple, covering nearly a 3-kilometre distance. The deities had a nine-day sojourn at the Gundicha temple. They return to Shree Mandir after completing the Yatra on the same chariots during the 'Bahud
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday visited Lord Jagannath Temple and took part in the 'Mahaprasad' during her two-day visit to Odisha, said officials on Thursday.
Puri (Odisha) [India], June 26 (ANI): The construction work for three gigantic chariots of the Holy Trinity - Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Goddess Subhadra - for the annual car festival in Puri is underway at the Puri Jagannath Temple.
Puri (Odisha) [India], August 12 (ANI): Jagannatha Temple in Puri would be opened gradually for the general public from August 16 in adherence to the COVID guidelines, COVID appropriate behaviour, and physical distancing rules, said Shree Jagannatha Temple Administration on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a batch of petitions seeking direction to conduct Rath Yatra across Odisha and not only in Puri Jagannath temple, as permitted by the Odisha State Government in its order earlier.
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Social distancing norms were faulted in the various parts of the country on the occasion of Mahalaya on Thursday.
Puri (Odisha) [India], August 4 (ANI): A special puja was conducted at the Puri Jagannath Temple in Odisha on Wednesday for the successful completion of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Puri (Odisha) [India], June 5 (ANI): On the occasion of Deva Snana Purnima, Lord Jagannath embarked on his annual 'Snana Yatra' in Puri's Jagannath Temple on Friday, in the absence of the usual throng of thousands of devotees, due to the COVID-19 lockdown.