Puri, The chariots of the sister deities, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, arrived at the Gundicha temple on Monday, concluding the first leg of the Rath Yatra celebrations in Odisha's Puri.Thousands of people pulled the chariots, while thousands of devotees gathered on the...
Puri, Thousands of people dragged giant chariots from the 12th century Jagannath temple in Puri towards the Gundicha temple, about 2.5 km away, as the Rath Yatra festivities began in Odisha on Sunday.However, the celebrations were marred by the death of a devotee and eight people who fell ill...
Puri (Odisha), Thousands of people dragged giant chariots from the 12th century Jagannath temple in Puri towards the Gundicha temple, about 2.5 kilometers away, on Sunday afternoon.The chariot pulling began around 5.20 pm after Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalanada Saraswati visited the...
In the Phandi ritual, the deities are brought from the temple on their respective chariots.As per tradition, the divine weapon of Lord Krishna, Sudarshan Chakra is brought and placed in the chariot of Goddess Subhadra, followed by Balabhadra, Subhadra and finally Lord Jagannath.After the...
Puri (Odisha), Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra boarded their respective chariots after completing the three-hour long 'Pahandi' ritual at the Jagannath temple in Puri on Sunday.Amid the chants of 'Jai Jagannath', the sounds of gongs, conch shells and cymbals reverberated in...
Puri, the coastal pilgrim town Puri is all set to smoothly carry out the annual Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath, which will last for two days from Sunday in 53 years.Along with thousands of devotees, President Droupadi Murmu will also witness the Rath Yatra on Sunday. The state...
Berhampur, the development board of the Marda Jagannath temple near Mathura in Odisha's Ganjam district, has sought financial assistance from the state government to perform daily rituals and maintenance of the more than 300-year-old temple, an official said.The temple served as a safe hideout...
Puri (Odisha) [India], Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that special arrangements have been made for devotees coming for the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath.Referring to the issue of transportation of devotees, he further stated that 315 special trains will run for the...
Puri (Odisha) [India], Thousands of devotees thronged the temple of Lord Jagannath in Odisha's Puri on the occasion of Snana Purnima on Saturday.Snana Purnima is a festival in Odisha in which Lord Jagannath, along with his brothers, are brought out of the sanctum sanctorum to Snana Mandap...
Puri (Odisha) [India], On the occasion of Deva Snana Purnima on Saturday, devotees flocked to Puri to witness the 'snana yatra' of Lord Jagannath and his brothers.Devotees from all over the country and some foreigners thronged to catch a glimpse of Lord Jagannath's ceremonial bath.A Russian...
Puri (Odisha): Thousands of devotees gathered in Odisha's coastal town of Puri on Saturday to witness the 'Snan Yatra' or bathing ritual of Lord Jagannath at the 12th century temple.Chakraraja Sudarshan along with the sibling deities of Lord Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Jagannath were...
Puri (Odisha) [India], Thousands of devotees have gathered in Puri to witness the 'Snana Yatra' of Lord Jagannath and his brothers on the occasion of Deva Snana Purnima on Saturday.On Saturday morning Deva Snana Purnima of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra began. All the deities...
A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath told the petitioner's counsel that such a petition filed directly before the apex court under Article 32 of the Constitution cannot be entertained and the concerned authorities should be approached first.The bench, comprising Justice S.C. Sharma, also...
New Delhi [India], Delhi High Court sought direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly seeking votes for BJP in the name of religious deities and places of worship. The petition was rejected on Monday. Dismissing the petition, a...