Rath Yatra

Like last year, this year too devotees were kept out of the car festival in Puri. We saw a replay of the Covid-19 restrictions with the authorities clamping down curfew in the holy town a day in advance. The wheels of the Raths, arguably the...

Puri: The nine-day-long sojourn of Lord Jagannath and his siblings -- Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra -- will come to an end Wednesday with the Bahuda Yatra. The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has started preparation in full swing to plan a smooth Bahuda Yatra....

Puri: Though there will be no devotees to witness the Hera Panchami ritual at the Gudicha temple, Goddess Laxmi will break a piece of wood of Nandighosh chariot of Lord Jagannath as part of the ritual, Saturday. According to Srimandir tradition, Goddess Laxmi is carried...

Bhubaneswar: DGP Abhay issued a new SOP, Friday, informing no police personnel, except officials deployed for checking law and order during the nine-day long Rath Yatra, will be permitted to enter Puri town on the pretext of official duty till July 4. The decision has...

Puri: For the first time in the history of Puri Rath Yatra, the chariots of Lord Jagannath and His siblings were pulled on the Grand Road here without the congregation of devotees Tuesday. The festival was organised amid tight security in view of the Covid-19...

Puri: Puri Gajapati Dibya Singha Dev said Tuesday that he can’t express his ‘chhera pahara’ (sweeping of the chariots) experience in words. When asked about his experience of Rath Yatra sans devotees he said, “It is very difficult for Lord Jagannath to celebrate his grand...

Puri: The annual sojourn of Lord Jagannath and his siblings is underway in Puri. Darpadalana, the chariot of Devi Subhadra, started rolling on Bada Danda amidst chant of hymns, blowing of conchs and beating of gongs and cymbals at 1:04pm. Lord Balabhadra’s chariot Taladhwaja was...

Puri: The annual sojourn of Lord Jagannath and his holy siblings has begun in Puri. Lord Balabhadra’s chariot is the first one to be pulled from the entrance of the Srimandir towards Gundicha temple. Taladhwaja, the chariot of Lord Balabhadra, started rolling on Bada Danda...

Khurda: Miniature artist L Eswar Rao of Gopinathpur under Jatni municipality in Khurda district has crafted miniature models of three chariots of lord Jagannath, devi Subhadra and lord Balabhadra. The striking feature of these models is that they are made of match sticks and are...