Jagannath Temple

President Murmu to visit Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri on Nov 10

Later in the day, she will visit Jaydev Bhawan and inaugurate Odia textbook for engineering and a portal (e-Kumbh) before flying back to Delhi

JP Nadda kickstarts two-day visit to Odisha at Jagannatha Temple in Puri

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda kickstarted his two-day visit to Odisha's Puri by offering prayers at Shree Jagannatha Temple on Friday morning

Bengal govt's Rs 100-cr Jagannath Temple in Digha to be complete by 2023

The Rs 100-crore Jagannath Temple being built by the West Bengal government at the beach town of Digha in Purba Medinipur district will be completed by December 2023, an official said on Saturday. The temple, coming up on a 20-acre plot near the beach, is being built by West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO), resembling the centuries-old Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri. The 65-metre-high temple will have idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, WBHIDCO chief engineer Suman Neogi said. The Digha Shankarpur Development Authority (DSDA) will be running the affairs of the temple when the construction is complete, he said. "We are hopeful about completing the project by the end of next year. Around 200 labourers are working round the clock to realise the dream of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to have a Jagannath Temple, resembling the one in Puri, in Digha," Neogi said. The temple will be of red sandstone, which is being brought fr

Bimal Patel: The architect behind Central Vista Project, Jagannath Temple

He is President of CEPT University in Ahmedabad and leads HCP Design Planning and Management Private Limited, an architecture, planning and project management firm

President Kovind greets nation on occasion of Jagannath Rath Yatra

The nine-day yatra (pulling of chariots) of Lord Jagannath will begin later on Friday in Odisha's Puri

SC dismisses plea alleging illegal construction at Puri's Jagannath temple

A vacation bench of Justices B R Gavai and Hima Kohli rejected the PIL with costs, and said the construction activity being undertaken is necessary in larger public interest

Govt project work may have caused damage to Puri temple, says ASI

Asking the state government to file its reply on the ASI's affidavit, a division bench headed by Chief Justice S Muralidhar posted the matter to be heard again on May 22

Jagannath temple to remain closed for devotees from Jan 10 due to Covid-19

With the steep rise in Covid-19 cases in Odisha, the Jagannath temple in Puri will remain closed for devotees from January 10 (Monday) to January 31, it was decided on Friday.

Puri Temple to remain open till 11 pm on November 17-18

The 12th century Lord Vishnu shrine in Puri will, however, remain closed for devotees on the occasion of Kartik Purnima

Jagannath rath yatra to be held in Ahmedabad on July 12 with curbs: Guj

Last year, only a symbolic rath yatra was organised in the premises of the Lord Jagannath temple in Jamalpur area

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At least 351 Jagannath Temple servitors test positive for Covid-19

At least 351 servitors and 53 employees of Shree Jagannath Temple here have tested positive for Covid-19, an official said

351 Jagannath Temple servitors test positive for coronavirus in Odisha

At least 351 servitors and 53 employees of Shree Jagannath Temple here have tested positive for Covid-19, an official said.

YES Bank transfers Puri Jagannath Temple's Rs 389-cr FD account to SBI

In the letter addressed to Chief Administrator of the temple shrine, Yes Bank said it has two more FDs of Rs 156 crore which will be transferred by the end of this month.

YES Bank remits over Rs 397 crore to Jagannath Temple Administartion

Yes Bank had resumed complete services on March 18 after the Reserve Bank of India placed it under moratorium on March 5.

ED seizes Rajiv Gandhi painting; many of YES Bank's big loans under scanner

The Enforcement Directorate has widened its probe in the YES Bank case, taking it beyond loans given to DHFL; it is now looking at the bank's books to see if the Kapoor family received kickbacks

Allow Puri Jagannath Temple to withdraw Rs 545 cr from YES Bank: Odisha FM

During the period of moratorium, the Yes Bank Ltd will not, without the permission in writing of the RBI, make payment to a depositor of a sum exceeding Rs 50,000 lying to his credit in any savings

Jagannath Puri set to introduce ticket 'darshan' system for devotees

The free 'darshan' system at Jagannath Temple will remain unaffected

SC directs police not to enter Puri's Jagannath temple with weapons, shoes

9 policemen were injured as violence broke out during a 12-hour bandh called by a socio-cultural organisation, protesting the introduction of a queue system for devotees visiting the Jagannath Temple

Odisha govt restricts entry into sanctum sanctorum of Sri Jagannath Temple

The Law Department to the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration also said that the violators of the order should be heavily fined