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COVID-19: Odisha's Jagannath Temple to remain closed for devotees from Jan
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 7 (ANI): In view of the current COVID-19 situation, Lord Jagannath Temple of Odisha will remain closed for devotees from January 10 till January 31, said Puri Collector Samarth Verma on Friday.
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Odisha artist creates miniature chariot of Lord Jagannath with ice cream s
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], July 8 (ANI): Ahead of the Rath Yatra, Biswajit Nayak, an artist from Puri has created Lord Jagannath's chariot with 975 ice cream sticks.
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Odisha youth makes miniature statue of 'Gajanana Besha of Lord Jagannath'
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], June 24 (ANI): As Odisha prepares for the Snana Purnima at Jagannath temple, a youth from Puri, Biswajit Nayak made a miniature statue of the 'Gajanana Besha of Lord Jagannath', using 1475 ice cream sticks.
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Reports of Odisha govt plan to sell 35,000 acres of Lord Jagannath land fa
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 18 (ANI): The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Thursday clarified that the report that the Odisha government planned to sell over 35,000 acres of land belonging to Lord Jagannath was completely false.
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Odhisa writes to Health Ministry for inclusion of additional categories as
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 18 (ANI): Odisha government on Wednesday urged the Union Health Ministry to allow it to include journalists, electricity and water supply and airport workers and priests of Lord Jagannath Temple and Lingaraj Temple in the frontline workers category for CO
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Kangana Ranaut seeks Lord Jagannath's blessings in Puri, terms experience
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 19 (ANI): Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut on Friday morning visited Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, and offered prayers to the holy trinity.
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Jagannath temple in Puri reopens for local residents
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], December 26 (ANI): After remaining closed for nearly nine months due to the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown, the Jagannath Temple in Puri was reopened for local residents on Saturday.
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Odisha artist creates Lord Jagannath's idol with 3,635 matchsticks
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], November 29 (ANI): Amid the surge in coronavirus cases here, Saswat Ranjan Sahoo, an artist in Odisha's Puri, has created an idol of Lord Jagannath using 3,635 matchsticks to pray for the well-being of people and eradication of the pandemic.
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Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath and siblings to be observed in Puri afte
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], November 27 (ANI): The Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath and siblings will be held on Friday in Odisha's Puri after a gap of 26 years. The last Besha of the Lords was held in 1994.
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CM Naveen Patnaik thanks people of Odisha for successful conduct of Rath Y
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 6 (ANI): Thanking all stakeholders and public for their support in adhering to COVID guidelines during this year's Rath Yatra, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that the Yatra conducted without devotees this year had created history.
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Odisha CM extends best wishes for Bahuda Yatra
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 2 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday extended his best wishes to all on the occasion of Bahuda Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, on the ninth day of Jagannath Rath Yatra.
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Preparations underway for Bahuda Rath Yatra
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], July 1 (ANI): Preparations are underway for Bahuda Rath Yatra or the 'Return Car Festival' from Gundicha Temple to Jagannath Temple in Puri, on the ninth day of Jagannath Rath Yatra.
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