Devotees will be required to wear “decent clothes” to enter the shrine. Devotees wearing half pants, shorts, torn jeans, skirts and sleeveless dresses will not be allowed to enter the temple. Read more »
Kalinga Rights Forum filed a complaint with the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes seeking action against Odisha authorities for promoting the conversion event of ‘Prophet’ Bajinder Singh. Read more »
ASI informed the Odisha HC that the construction work of the Puri Heritage Corridor may have caused damage to the 800-year-old Jagganath Temple and the required permissions for the project were not granted. Read more »
As many as 40 earthen hearths in the kitchen of Shree Jagannath Temple of Puri in Odisha were vandalized by unknown miscreants. These hearths (Chulhas or ovens) are in regular use for making the raj bhoga offered to Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities. Read more »
The Odisha state cabinet approved amendments to the Sri Jagannath Temple Act of 1954, simplifying issues pertaining to land owned by the temple. Read more »
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pulled up the State government for utter mismanagement of temples and poor upkeep of important records like property register and keeping jewels under unauthorised custody. Read more »
The priest, identified as Mahendra Sahu, was a regular visitor to the Tangardihi village. According to the villagers, he would come to the village in a bid to convert Hindus to Christianity. Read more »
“The robbers stole ₹4000 from the donation box. The initial report of ornaments and sarees being stolen from the temple is not true. We are investigating the incident,” said Kanwar Vishal Singh, Puri SP. Read more »
Swami Jibanamuktananda, the current caretaker of the Jalespata Ashram has complained to the police that he has been getting repeated death threats over the phone for the last few days. Read more »
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