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  Puri becomes India's first city to provide 24×7 drink-from-tap quality water to every house

  India | July 26, 2021 16:10 IST

  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated the ‘Sujal-Drink From Tap Mission’ to provide quality drinking water that would be suitable for consumption from the tap.

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  Odisha: 2-day curfew in Puri as preparations begin for devotee-less 'Bahuda Jatra'

  India | July 19, 2021 8:27 IST

  The hotels and lodges were told to submit an undertaking on the closure to the local police, an official order issued by the district administration said.

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  Puri: 2 buildings sealed for allowing devotees on rooftop to view Ratha Yatra

  India | July 16, 2021 7:51 IST

  Legal action has also been taken against 10 people, including two persons from Haryana, who were present on the Grand Road during the Ratha Jatra, officials said.

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  Rath Yatra: No participation of devotees, only COVID-19 negative servitors to pull chariots

  News | July 10, 2021 14:28 IST

  The Jagannatha Temple administration on Friday informed that like the previous year, this year's Rath Yatra festival would be organised without the participation of devotees and in strict adherence to safety protocols to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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  No participation of devotees in Jagannath Rath Yatra; COVID-19 negative servitors to pull chariots

  India | July 10, 2021 7:21 IST

  Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected a batch of petitions seeking direction to conduct Rath Yatra across Odisha and not only in Puri Jagannath temple, as permitted by the Odisha State Government in its order earlier.

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  Ratha Jatra celebrations begin in Puri sans devotees, strict restrictions imposed

  India | July 09, 2021 15:27 IST

  The celebrations for Lord Jagannath's annual Ratha Jatra began in Puri on Friday with the 'Naba Jauban Darshan' of the sibling deities, during which they are worshipped in their youthful appearances after spending 14 days in 'Anasara Ghara' or quarantine.

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  Rath Yatra: Jagannatha Temple authority asks devotees to light lamps, gathering not allowed

  News | July 08, 2021 13:08 IST

  Shree Jagannatha Temple authority in Odisha's Puri has asked devotees to light lamps at their houses as the gathering is not allowed during the Rath Yatra.

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  Flight services from Puri Airport likely by 2022-23

  India | July 04, 2021 16:54 IST

  Last month, a team of AAI had visited the pilgrim town Puri to make a pre-feasibility study for the proposed airport. They visited the proposed site at Girala near Sipasarubali area on Puri-Bramhagiri road.

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  Curfew in Puri on Ratha Yatra, ban on even rooftop viewing

  India | July 03, 2021 23:51 IST

  A curfew will be clamped in Puri town a day before the festival on July 12 and the restrictions will remain effective till the next afternoon, Puri's District Magistrate Samarth Verma said.

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  Devotees celebrate 'Devasnana Poornima' in Odisha

  News | June 24, 2021 11:26 IST

  Devotees celebrated 'Devasnana Poornima' of lord Jagannath on June 24. Devasnana Poornima is a festival dedicated to lord Jagannath. As per the Hindu calendar, the festival is celebrated on the full moon day of 'Jyeshtha' month. Celebrations began in the absence of devotees as the Chief Administrator of the temple had said that the festival will be live-streamed for them across the world.

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  Rath Yatra: Chariots construction underway in Puri

  News | June 20, 2021 12:46 IST

  The construction work of three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Mata Subhadra is going on perfectly. The chariots will be use to take out procession during world famous Rath Yatra. The famous Rath Yatra will takes place on June 24, 2021. However, due to COVID pandemic, the celebrations will be held following the protocols.

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  ECoR to restrict train movement to Puri during Ratha Yatra festival

  India | June 20, 2021 7:06 IST

  The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Saturday decided to restrict movement of passenger trains to the temple town of Puri.  

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  Puri: Lord Jagannath Chandan yatra concludes

  News | June 05, 2021 16:54 IST

  The Chandan Yatra, which continued for three weeks at Jagannath Temple in Puri, ended on Saturday. Normally, thousands of devotees flock to witness this yatra every year. However, this year, the Yatra was carried out amidst strict Covid protocol.

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  Puri: Lord Jagannath Chandana Yatra concludes, pandemic keeps devotees away

  India | June 05, 2021 22:33 IST

  Chandana Yatra also known as Gandhalepana yatra is the longest festival observed at Jagannatha Temple in Puri.

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  World Bicycle Day: Odisha artist crafts penny farthing model using matchsticks

  News | June 03, 2021 21:00 IST

  On the occasion of "World Bicycle Day" an 18 yrs old boy Saswat Ranjan Sahoo from Puri district of Odisha has made a penny farthing bicycle by using 3653 match sticks, Length of the model is 50 inch and width is 25 inch.

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  Lord Jagannath's chariot construction begins in bio-bubble

  India | May 21, 2021 23:44 IST

  With 10 more persons testing positive for COVID, the number of such servitors increased to 18. However, none of the COVID positive servitors had so far entered into the Ratha Khala, Puri district collector Sarthak Verma told reporters.

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  Puri Jagannath temple to remain closed for public till June 15 as COVID cases rise

  India | May 16, 2021 22:28 IST

  Keeping in view the surge of COVID-19 cases in Odisha and also in Puri, the authorities of the temple of Lord Jagannath in the pilgrim town on Sundayannounced that the 12th century shrine would remain out of bounds for the public till June 15. 

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  Odisha: Chandan Yatra of Lord Jagannath Temple Begins in Puri

  News | May 16, 2021 20:20 IST

  The Chandan Yatra of Lord Jagannath began on Saturday in Puri, Odisha. The yatra marks the beginning of construction of Raths (Chariots) for the annual Rath Yatra scheduled to take place on July 12.

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  Chandan Yatra of Lord Jagannath temple begins in Puri amid Covid protocols

  India | May 15, 2021 23:02 IST

  The Chandan Yatra of Lord Jagannath began on Saturday in Puri, Odisha. The yatra marks the beginning of construction of Raths (Chariots) for the annual Rath Yatra scheduled to take place on July 12.

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  COVID-19 negative report must for Puri's Jagannath Temple visit amid surge in cases

  India | April 06, 2021 16:52 IST

  The district administration in Odisha's Puri, where the iconic Shree Jagannath Temple attracts lakhs of visitors, on Tuesday made it mandatory for travellers from five states to produce COVID-19 negative certificates in view of spiralling cases, an official said.