Puri: Amid renewed enthusiasm, devotees Saturday resumed pulling the chariots of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath, after the Rath Yatra in Puri was halted June 27 night. The chariots were scheduled to reach Gundicha temple, considered the aunt's place of the deities, by...
Puri: Lord Jagannath’s chariot, Nandighosha, which remained stationary on Bada Danda Friday, resumed its journey Saturday morning. The Grand Road echoed with the sounds of gongs and conches as the sacred procession continued, drawing lakhs of devotees who gathered to witness the divine spectacle. The...
Puri: Lord Jagannath devotees will get another chance to pull the chariots tomorrow as none of them reached their destination Friday after Lord Balabhadra's Taladhwaja chariot "got stuck while negotiating a turn, causing delays that prevented the others from arriving at Gundicha Temple, 2.6 kilometres...
The sacred seaside town of Puri is brimming with devotion and anticipation as the grand Rath Yatra 2025 begins today. In a spectacular tradition that dates back centuries, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra embarked on their annual journey from Srimandir to Gundicha Temple...
Bhubaneswar: The pilgrim town of Puri is abuzz with excitement as the three majestic chariots are ready to roll on the Grand Road Friday, when Lord Jagannath and His siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, will embark on the annual journey (Rath Yatra) to Gundicha...
Puri: With giant wooden chariots lined up along the Grand Road, Puri is all set to host the annual Rath Yatra Friday. As the pilgrim town braces for an influx of lakhs of devotees, the administration has stepped up security and logistics to ensure a...
New Delhi: The government Thursday said data is being extracted from black boxes, and analysis of the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder is underway to reconstruct the sequence of events that led to the fatal crash of the Air India plane in Ahmedabad...
Qingdao (China): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to unequivocally condemn the evil and dastardly Pahalgam terror attack in India's Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and said that any act of terrorism is "criminal and unjustifiable." During his address...
New Delhi: From 2026, Class-X students will be able to take CBSE board exams twice in an academic session but it will be mandatory for them to appear for the first phase in February, officials said Wednesday. The second phase scheduled in May will be...
New Delhi: The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a landmark private spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS), will launch Wednesday from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Axiom Space, in collaboration with NASA and SpaceX, organised the mission, which features a diverse international crew including India’s Shubhanshu...
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