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  Jagannath Dham controversy: Devotees in Odisha demand removal of tag from Bengal's Digha Temple

  India | May 02, 2025 17:58 IST

  Jagannath Dham controversy: After the inauguration of the Jagannath Temple in Digha on April 30, CM Mamata referred to it as a ‘Dham’. While most critics welcomed the establishment of the temple in Digha, they strongly opposed linking the term ‘Dham’ with it.

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  Jagannath Rath Yatra 2024: Wishes, messages, images, WhatsApp and Facebook status to share

  Lifestyle | July 07, 2024 10:44 IST

  Celebrate Jagannath Rath Yatra 2024 with heartfelt wishes, messages, images, and statuses for WhatsApp and Facebook to share joy and blessings with loved ones. Embrace the divine festival by spreading love and devotion.

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  Jagannath Rath Yatra 2024: Puri geared up for holy event, President Murmu to attend | Details

  India | July 07, 2024 7:44 IST

  The annual Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra is all set to start on July 7. While President Droupadi Murmu is going to witness the chariot-pulling ritual, the arrangements are made to provide the best experience to the devotees.

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  All four gates of Puri's Jagannath Temple re-opened in presence of newly inducted CM Mohan Majhi

  India | June 13, 2024 9:45 IST

  All the four gates of the Jagannath temple in Puri were closed since the Covid pandemic. The newly formed Odisha government will also set up a corpus fund for immediate requirement of the 12th-century shrine.

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  Odisha CM swearing-in: BJP extends first invitation to Lord Jagannath, also invites Naveen Patnaik

  India | June 11, 2024 19:08 IST

  Earlier today, Mohan Charan Manjhi was chosen as the next chief minister of Odisha. With Manjhi Odisha is going to have a new CM face after 24 years. BJD leader Naveen Patnaik ruled the state since March 2000.

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  Odisha: Death count mounts to six in explosion incident during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra

  India | May 31, 2024 22:59 IST

  A group of devotees were celebrating the festival with firecrackers when a spark hit the stack, causing an explosion. This created chaos and some people jumped into the Narendra Pushkarinee, a local waterbody, to save themselves.

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  Giriraj Singh On Jagannath Temple Keys Row: "Ratna Bhandar has been looted”

  News | May 23, 2024 13:04 IST

  Union Minister Giriraj Singh accused the Odisha Chief Minister made a big claim and alleged that the 'Ratna Bhandar' had looted in Odisha on May 22. He also took a shot at Naveen Patnaik's close aid and BJD leader VK Pandian

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  Odisha government declares holiday for schools, colleges and offices today: Here's why

  Education | January 17, 2024 7:40 IST

  All government schools, colleges, and offices will be closed today in Odisha. The Odisha government has released an official statement regarding this. Scroll down to read more.

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  Puri's Jagannath temple makes dress code mandatory for devotees, shorts, ripped jeans not allowed

  India | January 02, 2024 16:23 IST

  Police said that the number of devotees visiting the temple on New Year's Day this time was double as compared to last year.

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  Complaint against Hindi short film over alleged disrespect to Lord Jagannath and Goddess Narayani

  September 11, 2022 6:30 IST

  The man who filed the complaint at the Jajpur Road police station via the citizen portal, alleges that the dialogues in the film portrayed the Gods in poor light and disrespected them.

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  Odisha: Son of Puri priest killed in front of Jagannath Temple

  India | May 25, 2022 7:10 IST

  The deceased was identified as Shivaram Patra, son of a temple priest from Harachandi Taluchha Sahi of the pilgrim town.

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  Odisha's Shree Jagannath temple in Puri to reopen from Feb 1, officials say

  India | January 28, 2022 21:46 IST

  “The local economy is mostly dependent on the temple. This apart keeping in view the sentiments of the people and slight decline in COVID-19 cases, it has been decided to reopen the temple for public from February 1,” said Puri district collector Samarth Verma.

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  Odisha: Puri Jagannath Temple to reopen for devotees from August 23

  India | August 04, 2021 20:37 IST

  Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 9,82,181 on Wednesday as 1,315 more people tested positive for the infection, while 66 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 6,168, a health official said.

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  Lord's Chariot stops mid-way during Bahuda yatra in the honour of Muslim devotee

  News | July 06, 2020 17:28 IST

  The world's famous Rath Yatra that takes place in Puri city of Odisha every year is followed by Bahuda Rath Yatra that takes place after nine days.

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  Jagannath Rath Yatra attendees flout social distancing norms

  News | July 05, 2020 9:37 IST

  In the ending ceremony of Jagannath Rath Yatra attendees were seen flouting social distancing norms amid increasing number of coronavirus infection cases.

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  'Chandan Yatra', 'Akshaya Tritiya' festivals held inside Jagannath temple premises

  India | April 26, 2020 20:37 IST

  'Chandan Yatra' and 'Akshaya Tritiya' rituals marking the beginning of preparations for Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra, which are held outside the Puri temple, were conducted inside the premises of the shrine on Sunday and in absence of devotees in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Jagannath Rath Yatra 2019: Puri soaks in celebration as masses indulge in yatra | Live Updates

  India | July 04, 2019 20:47 IST

  Lakhs of people have congregated in Puri for a glimpse of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra on the Bada Danda (Grand Road) as they travel from their home -- the 12th century Jagannath temple to the Shree Gundicha temple, home of their aunt.

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  Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and Deputy CM Nitinbhai Patel offer prayers at the Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad

  News | July 04, 2019 9:31 IST

  Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and Deputy CM Nitinbhai Patel offered prayers at the Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad on the occasion of Jagannath Rath Yatra.

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  Two women killed in Puri Rath Yatra stampede

  India | July 18, 2015 19:40 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Two women were killed and 10 other people were injured in a stampede during the Rath Yatra in Odisha's temple city of Puri on Saturday, police said.The stampede occurred during the pulling of the

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  Sonia greets people on Eid, Navakalebar Rath Yatra

  Politics | July 18, 2015 15:57 IST

  New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday greeted the people on the occasion of Navakalebar Rath Yatra and Eidd-ul-Fitr. Extending her greetings on the occasion of Navakalebar Rath Yatra, Gandhi said she hoped “Bhagwan Jagannath's