Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA)

Puri: The temple security is feeling the heat with regard to a youth climbing atop the Jagannath temple and removing the holy flag tied to the Nilachakra. Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has issued a notice to three Jagannath…

Puri: Expressing displeasure over missing Ratna Bhandar keys of Sri Mandir, Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati of Govardhan Peeth today demanded probe into the matter. He said that the matter should be investigated to…

Puri: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)’s Technical Core Committee will inspect the condition of the Garbha Gruha (sanctum sanctorum) of the 12th-century shrine Sri Jagannath Temple (Sri Mandir) in Odisha’s pilgrim town Puri. ASI’s…

Puri: The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has banned touching of the deities by devotees during pahandi or atop chariots during the Rath Yatra this year. The SJTA said touching of deities by devotees or devotees in disguise will…

Odisha Sun Times Bureau Puri, Dec 25: Shankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth Jagadguru Swami Nischalananda Saraswati today demanded a white paper on the status of Jagamohana-the prayer hall adjoining the sanctum santorum of the Sri Jagannath…

Odisha Sun Times Bureau Cuttack, Nov 21: The Orissa High Court today appointed a one-man committee to assess the progress of the repair work of the Jagamohana (prayer hall adjoining the sanctum sanctorum) of the Sri Jagannath temple in…

Odisha Sun Times Bureau Cuttack, Nov 7: The Orissa High Court today expressed concern and resentment over the inordinate delay plaguing the repair of the Jagamohana of Sri Jagannath temple in Odisha’s holy town Puri. The High…

Odisha Sun Times Bureau Puri, Oct 15: The Singhadwara police today arrested Kashinath Khuntia, a servitor of the Sri Jagannath temple here, for his alleged involvement in disturbance during the Niladri Bije rituals of Lord Jagannath and…

Odisha Sun Times Bureau Cuttack, Sep 14: Repair and conservation work of Jagamohana, the prayer hall adjoining the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Jagannath temple-the 12th-century shrine in Odisha’s holy town Puri will be completed by June…

Odisha Sun Times Bureau Puri, Sep 12: Suggestions will be solicited from the general public to usher reforms in the management of Sri Mandir-the 12th century shrine in Odisha’s holy town Puri. “Different individuals, institutions…