Lord Jagannath’s devotees will be deprived of Nabajouban Darshan this year

Bhubaneswar, June 25: Devotees of Lord Jagannath will be deprived of the Nabajouban Darshan this year. A decision in this regard was taken by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Tuesday. This year, the Rath Yatra falls on July 7. The deities ‘Nabajouban Darshan’ and ‘Netra Utsav’ are also falling on the same day. […]

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After flak, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to visit Puri Jagannath Temple this afternoon

Bhubaneswar, January 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri on Tuesday and perform Shree Mandir Parikrama Marga Pradakhshina. The development came after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan targeted the Chief Minister for not visiting the 12th century shrine and offering prayers to the sibling deities on January 17 during Parikrama Prakalpa dedication […]

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No Monday darshan of Trinity at Puri Jagannath Temple

Puri, November 28: Shree Jagannath Temple here will remain shut for public darshan of the deities on Monday (tomorrow) from 4 PM onwards for the conduct of secret ‘Paita Lagi’ rituals. “Shree Mandira will be closed for public darshan tomorrow, i.e. Monday (29.11.2021) on Margasira Krushna Dashami Tithi from 4 pm onwards, for the Pita […]

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Odisha requests NMA to withdraw draft heritage bye-laws for Puri Jagannath Temple

Puri/Bhubaneswar, February 7: Taking a strong exception to the draft heritage bye-laws by the Centre, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Sunday requested the National Monuments Authority (NMA), under the Ministry of Culture,  to withdraw the draft notification on heritage bye-laws for the Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri. In a letter to the NMA […]

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Rs 545-crore stuck In Yes Bank: Odisha Govt gives clean chit to SJTA

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday gave clean chit to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in connection with deposit of Rs 545 crore of the Shree Mandir in the crisis-hit Yes Bank. “The SJTA had invited quotations from scheduled commercial banks. Out of 12 banks, Yes Bank on March 12, 2019 had agreed for […]

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