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World Bicycle Day: Odisha artist crafts penny farthing model using matchsticks
News | Jun 03, 2021, 09:00 PM ISTOn 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, 11:44 PM ISTWith 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, 10:28 PM ISTKeeping 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, 08:20 PM ISTThe 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, 11:02 PM ISTThe 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 | Apr 06, 2021, 04:52 PM ISTThe 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.
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Jagannath Temple Puri to remain closed on Sundays for disinfection
India | Mar 28, 2021, 09:25 PM ISTKeeping in view the spike in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Sunday decided to close the 12th century shrine for devotees in order to undertake disinfection on every Sunday from next week.
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Devotee donates over 4 kg gold, 3 kg silver to Puri Jagannath Temple
India | Feb 17, 2021, 02:20 PM ISTA devotee of Lord Jagannath has donated over 4 kg gold and 3 kg silver jewellery for the trinity - Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath.
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Puri artist crafts replica of 1980s stereo by matchsticks to mark World Radio Day
News | Feb 13, 2021, 08:45 AM ISTTo mark World Radio Day, an artist in Odisha's Puri made a replica of 1980s Panasonic stereo radio by using over 3000 matchsticks.
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Puri artist creates tricolour craft using ice-cream sticks on Republic Day
News | Jan 26, 2021, 08:35 AM ISTAn artist has made one tricolour craft in Odisha's Puri. Biswajit Naik has used 575 ice-cream sticks to make this craft and dedicated it to nation's 72nd Republic Day. It took him 4-days to complete the craft.
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COVID-19 negative report not required to enter Puri Jagannath temple from Jan 21
India | Jan 10, 2021, 04:43 PM ISTThe Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Sunday announced that devotees need not produce their COVID-19 negative report for getting entry into the 12th century shrine in Puri from January 21.
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Puri's Jagannatha Temple reopens for devotees from across India
News | Jan 03, 2021, 04:38 PM ISTFamous Jagannatha Temple opened for devotees from across India and other parts of the Odisha from January 3 in Odisha's Puri amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lord Jagannath Temple reopens for Puri residents, Biraja Temple to welcome devotees from Dec 29
India | Dec 26, 2020, 08:11 PM ISTThe Biraja Temple, one of the major 'shakti peeths' in Odisha, will reopen for devotees from December 29 while the residents of Puri townwere allowed inside the Lord Jagannath Temple from Saturday, officials said.
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Odisha govt to set up facility to provide affordable accommodation to devotees visiting Puri Temple
India | Dec 20, 2020, 11:19 AM ISTThe Odisha government was in the process of establishing a huge facility for providing affordable accommodation to pilgrims visiting Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, a senior official said.
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Lord Jagannath Temple likely to reopen ahead of New Year
India | Dec 12, 2020, 08:13 PM ISTShree Jagannath Temple in Puri is likely to throw open its gates to devotees before New Year after being closed for nine months due to COVID-19, the temple administration said on Saturday.
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Sudarsan Pattnaik creates sand art to mark World AIDS Day
News | Dec 01, 2020, 12:40 PM ISTIn a bid to create awareness among people about AIDS, artist Sudarsan Pattnaik sculpted a sand art on World AIDS Day at Odisha's Puri beach on December 01.
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Puri golden beach accorded the prestigious 'Blue Flag' tag
News | Oct 14, 2020, 07:55 PM ISTPuri beach is one of the eight beaches in the country that has been accorded the coveted eco-label.
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Puri's Golden Beach gets 'Blue Flag' tag
News | Oct 12, 2020, 11:10 PM ISTThe golden beach in Puri has been accorded the prestigious 'Blue Flag' tag.
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Puri beach gets 'Blue Flag' tag
India | Oct 11, 2020, 07:13 PM ISTThe Golden beach in Puri has been accorded the prestigious 'Blue Flag' certification by FEE Denmark.
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Puri: 351 Jagannath Temple servitors, 53 other employees test COVID positive
India | Sep 29, 2020, 12:56 PM ISTAt least 351 servitors and 53 employees of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said. A total of 404 persons engaged in the 12th century shrine have tested positive for the virus, said Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) administrator Ajay Jena.