Earlier today, Mohan Charan Manjhi was chosen as the next chief minister of Odisha. With Manjhi Odisha is going to have a new CM face after 24 years. BJD leader Naveen Patnaik ruled the state since March 2000.
The incident occurred when the huge crowd gathered before the Lion's Gate attempted to barge into the 12th-century shrine after breaking barricades to have a glimpse of the deities
A curfew will be clamped in Puri town a day before the festival on July 12 and the restrictions will remain effective till the next afternoon, Puri's District Magistrate Samarth Verma said.
Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in the pilgrim town of Puri on Sunday finalised the schedule for the annual Rath Yatra and eventsrelated to the car festival.
The Chandan Yatra of Lord Jagannath began on Saturday in Puri, Odisha. The yatra marks the beginning of construction of Raths (Chariots) for the annual Rath Yatra scheduled to take place on July 12.
The three majestic wooden chariots carrying the trinity -- Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra -- rolled on the grand road of Puri as the annual Rath Yatra was held on June 23, but for the first time ever, in the absence of devotees. Though the iconic rath yatra of the Lord of Universe held without devotees, two servitors among others who pulled the trinity have now become a new internet sensation and being compared as Puri's Baahubali.
The Odisha government on Sunday said it will take "favourable action" as legally permissible on a request by Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb that Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra, which was stayed by the Supreme Court this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, be allowed sans congregation of devotees.
The bathing rituals (snana rituals) of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were held today at the Jagannath Temple of Puri on Friday on the occasion of 'Snan Poornima' festival. However, during the bathing rituals, no devotees were allowed at the festival, Puri District Magistrate informed.
The Patitapabana Bana (prime flag) was among several other holy flags fixed atop Srimandir. The flag snapped off at around 2.05 pm after a strong wind blew over the centuries-old temple during cloudy weather.
A total of 25,623 acre of land in the name of Puri Lord Jagannath in Odisha is yet to be reclaimed by the temple administration, said Law Minister Pratap Jena on Tuesday.
The chariot festival began today amid tight security arrangements with lakhs of devotees congregating in the pilgrim town to witness the grand event.
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