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Odisha Govt announces welfare schemes for Puri Jagannath temple servitors

Suranjan Mishra Mar 12, 2024

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a slew of welfare schemes for Sevayats (servitors) of Jagannath temple in Puri. CM also increased the health insurance coverage amount from existing Rs 2 Lakh to Rs 5 Lakh. An…

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Servitors clash inside sanctum sanctorum of Puri Jagannath temple; rituals halted

Priya Ranjan Swain Oct 13, 2023

Bhubaneswar: The authorities of Jagannath temple at Odisha’s Puri town performed the Bada Mahasnana ritual as bloodstains were found at the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine following a tussle between two servitors today afternoon. Suar…

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Odisha: Jagannath temple committee meeting on July 28 to resolve Banakalagi row

Priya Ranjan Swain Jul 27, 2023

Bhubaneswar: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will hold a meeting of its sub-committee on rituals to resolve the row over Banakalagi ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings at Srimandir in Odisha’s Puri city. The…

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Odisha: 4 servitors of Lingaraj temple held for hurling abuses at devotees

Sambad English Bureau Jun 23, 2023

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police today arrested four servitors of Lingaraj temple in Odisha capital on charges of hurling abuses at devotees and extorting money and ornaments from them. The arrested servitors have been identified…

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Odisha govt urged to vaccinate Puri Jagannath Temple servitors

Sambad English Bureau Jan 21, 2021

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today urged the Health & Family Welfare Department of the Odisha Government to administer COVID-19 vaccine to the servitors of the Srimandir here and their family members. In a…

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Servitors stage dharna demanding reopening of Odisha’s Srimandir

Sambad English Bureau Oct 6, 2020

Puri: Demanding reopening of Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri for devotees, senior servitor Damodar Mahasuar and his associates today staged a dharna in front of the temple at Singhadwara. Mahasuar questioned the decision of the…

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Odisha: Restriction imposed on Srimandir servitors for COVID containment

Sambad English Bureau Sep 29, 2020

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has imposed various restrictions on the servitors of the temple for containing the spread of COVID-19. As per the decision of the SJTA, the servitors testing positive for COVID-19…

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Servitors, police personnel to undergo COVID-19 test ahead of Bahuda Jatra

Sambad English Bureau Jun 24, 2020

Puri: The servitors and police personnel to be engaged during Bahuda Jatra in Puri will undergo COVID-19 test ahead of the event to contain possible spread of deadly virus, informed Srimandir Managing Committee Vice Chairman Suresh Chandra…

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Ratha Jatra: Deities on their respective chariots reach Gundicha Temple

Sambad English Bureau Jun 23, 2020

Puri: Lord Jagannath and His divine siblings riding holy chariots reached the Gundicha Temple today. Hundreds of servitors wearing masks and maintaining social distancing norms along with security personnel pulled the three chariots up…

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Construction of chariots begins in Puri; servitors to be tested for COVID-19

Sambad English Bureau May 8, 2020

Bhubaneswar: In view of wide spread of novel coronavirus in Odisha, the servitors engaged in construction work of chariots for Ratha Jatra in Puri will undergo COVID-19 test to avoid spread of deadly infections at construction site. The…

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