The chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration has been appointed a member convenor of the committee while Puri Collector, sand artiste Sudarsan Pattnaik, representative of Gajapati Maharaj, representatives of ASI, and former Odisha DGP Prakash Mishra are other members of panel.
This year the Rath Yatra Nabajaubana Darshan and Netra Utsav are going to be celebrated on the same day due to a rare celestial event which is falling after 53 years.
Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory for the people of the city to avoid certain routes during the Jagannath Rath Yatra to be carried out today.
The Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra is the largest rath yatra in the world. it is a celebration for lord Jagannath and his siblings. Thousands of people gather around from all over the world and play their part in the festival by pulling the raths from one place to another using ropes.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has requested people in the state to worship Lord Jagannath at their homes as Rath Yatra will not be taken out this year.
The auspicious Suna Besha ritual of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra took place in Puri on Thursday. The ritual, which is also called Rajadhiraja Besha, involves adorning the idols of the Holy Trinity with gold ornaments.
Lakhs of people have congregated in Puri for a glimpse of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra on the Bada Danda (Grand Road) as they travel from their home -- the 12th century Jagannath temple to the Shree Gundicha temple, home of their aunt.
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Ramzan, Eid and Jagannath Yatra.
Ahmedabad: The city was drowned in festivities today as it witnessed the 138th Rath yatra of Lord Jagannath, which is coinciding with the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr after 30 years amid heightened vigil by security agencies.Thousands
Puri/Ahmedabad: The century's first Nabakalebara Rath Yatra of the Jagannath Temple in Puri began today amid tight security.The three gigantic colourfully decked up wooden chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra will be
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a letter as well as the traditional offering (prasad) of green gram (moong), blackberries (jamun) and mangoes to the Jagannath temple today, on the occasion of Lord Jagannath's 138th
Mumbai, Jan 12: Nearly five lakh devotees participated in the Lord Jagannath rath (chariot) yatra in south Mumbai, the ISKCON Girgaum Chowpatty that orgganised the event said here Saturday.The yatra - with a replica of
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