Puri news

Puri: Tens of thousands of devotees from across the globe were on Friday witnessed the ‘Hati Besha’ or Gajanan Besha Lord Jagannath and siblings Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra through various TV and Web channels in the view of the…

Puri: Puri Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb skipped the ‘Chhera Panhara’ rituals during Deba Snana Purnima festival of Lord Jagannath, his sibling deities and Chakraraj Sudarshan today. In the absence of Puri Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb,…

Puri: The Trinity cooled off today with a holy bath on the occasion of Snan Purnima. The Devasnana Purnima or Snana Yatra rituals of Lord Jagannath and his siblings at Puri Srimandir commenced on Thursday in the absence of devotees owing to…

Puri: In the wake of the second wave of the pandemic, the Snana Purnima festival was held without a single devotee entering the temple premises for the second time. With Covid-19 cases continuing to mar Odisha, Snana Purnima of Lord…

Puri: The much-awaited Snana Yatra has begun in the holy town san devotees this year. It is being held the full-moon day of the month of Jyestha is the ‘Devasnan Purnima’ or ‘Snana Yatra’. Celebrated just before the world-renowned Rath…

Puri: With the world-famous Rath Yatra in Puri just days away, the Chhattisha Nijog on Sunday finalised the schedule for a series of rituals of the Lords. The meeting presided over by the finalised a series of rituals for the Snana…

Puri: While the Puri Srimandir is getting ready to host the famous Rath Yatra, the first stage of Covid testing of the servitors participating in Snana Yatra began from today. Reportedly, RT PCR testing is being carried out for all the…

Bhubaneswar: In its effort in combatting COVID-19, Khimji Foundation, the philanthropic wing of Odisha’s largest Jewellery chain, Khimji Jewellers donated an ambulance to Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri, on Wednesday, to…

Puri: This year’s Rath Yatra of Puri Jagannath Temple is scheduled to be observed on July 12. The construction of chariots commenced on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on May 15. According to SJTA, the "Chaka Dera" and "Diga Nirnaya" of…

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Thursday released financial assistance of Rs 10,000 each to families of 2463 servitors of Puri Srimandir in view of COVID-19 situation. The SJTA administrator (rituals), in a video…