Puri
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Nine lakh devotees take part in Jagannath Return Car festival in Puri
India | Jul 18, 2013, 11:25 PM ISTPuri, Jul 18 : Around nine lakhs devotees thronged Puri today for the Jagannath Return Car festival (Bahuda Yatra).The deities of Sri Jagannath, elder brother Balabhadra and their sister Devi Subhadra were brought back to
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Know about the world famous Jagannath Rath Yatra of Puri
India | Jul 10, 2013, 05:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: “Ratha Yatra” is the colourful festival which draws millions of devotees from various parts of the country and abroad to Puri. Also known as the Car Festival, the Rath Yatra is taking place
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82 special trains for Puri chariot festival
India | Jul 04, 2013, 05:47 PM ISTBhubaneswar, July 4: The Indian Railways Thursday announced it would run 82 special trains to handle the rush for the famous Rath Yatra (chariot festival) of Lord Jagannath, beginning at Odisha's beach town of Puri
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Experts examine lime plaster at Jagannath temple
India | Oct 09, 2012, 04:54 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Oct 9: An expert team examined lime plaster on different structures inside the complex of the 12th century Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri town, a day after a servitor was hurt when a piece
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Return car festival in Puri
India | Jun 29, 2012, 05:27 PM ISTPuri, Jun 29 : Lakhs of devotees from across the country and abroad descended on this pilgrim town today to witness ‘Bahuda Yatra',the return car festival of Lord Jagannath accompanied by his elder brother and
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Pipili girl's family ready for cremation, demand CBI probe
India | Jun 23, 2012, 07:59 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Jun 23: Ending controversy over Pipili rape victim's cremation, her family members agreed for it today and went to Puri for the funeral of the dalit girl who died on Friday after remaining in
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Sudarshan Patnaik Makes A Santa Claus On Puri Sea Beach
India | Dec 24, 2011, 10:44 PM ISTPuri Dec 24: International sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik and his students have created a grand sand sculpture of Santa Claus on Christmas eve at the Puri golden sea beach. Patnaik says he has made this
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One Tonne Stone Slab Falls From Puri Jagannath Temple
India | Nov 01, 2011, 04:43 PM ISTPuri, Nov 1: A stone slab weighing a tonne loosened and fell from the roof of the western entrance of the 800-year-old Sri Jagannath temple today with debris from it injuring a visually challenged man,
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Puri Jagannath Temple Priests Pledge Support To Hazare
India | Aug 20, 2011, 09:48 PM ISTPuri, Aug 20: As part of their support to Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption, a section of priests in the Sri Jagannnath temple here today lit a huge “akhand deepa” before the presiding deity.“We will
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Lakhs Of Devotees Throng Puri Rathyatra
India | Jul 03, 2011, 05:41 PM ISTPuri, Jul 3 : Lakhs of devotees poured in here with religious fervour and enthusiasm to take part in the grand spectacle of the annual Rath Yatra keeping in with centuries old tradition of pulling
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18 Tonnes Silver Bricks Worth Rs 90 Cr Found From Puri Math
India | Feb 27, 2011, 10:49 AM ISTPuri, Feb 27: The Puri police in Orissa on Saturday found 522 pieces of silver bricks, weighing about 18 tonnes 87 kg 750 gm, worth Rs 90 crore stored in four wooden boxes at the