When the world is celebrating the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak today, it is worth mentioning that the founder of the Sikh religion and a great saint had influenced two youths from Kolkata in the 19th century.
Security has been heightened in Puri ahead of the Bahuda Yatra, which marks the return of the deities to the Jagannath Temple on Monday.
The Committee constituted by the new BJP Government, headed by the retired High Court Judge Justice Rath held a meeting on Saturday to decide on the modalities of the reopening of Ratna Bhandar at Jagannath temple for repair
As per the historic evidence, the trio idols of Sri Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra at Mahesh Jagannath temple are considered to be 628 years old.
President Droupadi Murmu visited the Jagannath temple here on Thursday on her 66th birthday and prayed for the welfare of the people of the country.
In a precautionary measure, the servitors who either tested negative for Covid-19 or fully vaccinated are being allowed to participate in pulling of the chariots. Like last year, the festival has been made a devotee-fewer affair this time also in accordance with Supreme Court order, said officials.
Puri Gajapati Maharaja and chairman of the temple managing committee, Dibyasingha Deb elaborated on the mega Parikrama project around the Puri Jagannath Temple at a video conference of non-resident Odias and sought their cooperation.
On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the ‘Rath Yatra’ to be conducted in Odisha’s Puri amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, but with certain restrictions.
On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the ‘Rath Yatra’ to be conducted in Odisha’s Puri amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, but with certain restrictions.
Demands by many Hindu outfits to hold the Rath Yatra on June 23 had gone viral on the social media.
