Lord Jagannath

Puri: It is often questioned if Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, was an ardent devotee of Lord Jagannath. While many believe that Gandhi never visited the world famous Jagannath temple here in his entire life, being discontented…

Puri: Two young artisans from Odisha received appreciations from across the State for their marvelous craftsmanship. While Biswajeet Nayak made it to Asia Book of Records for crafting an idol of Lord Ganesha with ice-cream sticks, Saswat…

Puri: Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath returned to the sanctum sanctorum of the 12th century shrine here in a special ritual called Niladri Bije on Saturday, winding up the world famous Ratha Jatra in the absence of…

Puri: Lord Jagannath and His Divine siblings made their way back to Srimandir after a week-long stay at Gundicha Temple during Ratha Jatra in Puri. For the first time in decades, the Bahuda Jatra was held sans devotees with participation…

Puri: Even as Lord Jagannath is the Avtari (the creator), performs various roles like human beings and Hera Panchami is one of His divine acts during 9-day Ratha Jatra in Odisha’s pilgrim town Puri. This is the day when Goddess Lakshmi…

Puri: Two persons were detained for allegedly entering into the Gundicha Temple in guise of servitors of Lord Jagannath in Puri today. The arrested duo has been identified as residents of Kumbharpada and Markandeswar Sahi localities in…