Liger: Helmed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Karan Johar the film which marks Vijay Deverakonda's debut in Hindi cinema and Ananya Panday's first multi-lingual film, is all set to hit theatres on August 25, 2022.
The three deities, decked in gold jewellery sat on the Rath Yatra chariots outside the temple, as thousands watched in devotion.
Jagannath Rath Yatra 2022: Puri's famous Jagannath Rath Yatra will start on the 1st of July, that is Friday. The idol of Lord Jagannath will be carried out in special chariots.
A vacation bench of Justices B R Gavai and Hima Kohli rejected the PIL with costs, and said the state cannot be prevented from making necessary arrangements to provide basic facilities to lakhs of devotees visiting the temple.
The deceased was identified as Shivaram Patra, son of a temple priest from Harachandi Taluchha Sahi of the pilgrim town.
The sculpture was found on the premises of the Emar Mutt near the 12th-century Jagannath Temple on Monday.
The incident occurred when the huge crowd gathered before the Lion's Gate attempted to barge into the 12th-century shrine after breaking barricades to have a glimpse of the deities
The 12th-century shrine was opened for the public on February 21, after remaining closed for almost 21 days due to a spike in COVID cases during the third wave in January.
'Jana Gana Mana' will mark the second-time collaboration for the Vijay Deverakonda and Puri Jagannadh duo, as their first movie together 'Liger' will release in the theaters on August 25. In Liger, Vijay is all set to showcase his action avatar.
“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.
Puri Jagannadh, along with his team had headed to shoot for a peppy song for his upcoming Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday-starrer 'Liger'.
Celebrating his birthday on the sets of the film, Puri Jagannadh's production house shared many photos on Instagram. The filmmaker can be seen cutting a cake along with veteran actress and producer Charmme Kaur and his leading hero of Liger, Vijay Deverakonda.
CJI is scheduled to inaugurate Odisha State Legal Services Authority's new building in Cuttack later in the day, official sources said.
Producer Bandla Ganesh also arrived at the ED office in the evening, triggering speculations that he too was summoned. He, however, clarified that he came to the ED office only to meet his friend Jagannadh but was not allowed. He requested media not to link him with the case.
Besides Puri Jagganadh, actors Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati, Ravi Teja, Charmee Kaur, Navdeep, Mumaith Khan have been asked to appear before ED.
Puri is one of the most popular tourist and religious destinations in the world and has rich cultural significance. Development of Puri station is underway and plan is there to bring Vande Bharat Express to Puri, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said during his Odisha visit last week.
The Jagannath Temple is dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Sri Krishna in Odisha's Puri. The temple is famous for its annual Ratha Yatra, or chariot festival.
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.
SJTA chief administrator Krishan Kumar has convened the virtual meeting to decide on allowing the devotees into the Jagannath temple, a senior official said.
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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