In response to heightened India-Pakistan tensions, Odisha Police have significantly increased security at Puri and the ...

The cult of Jagannath is a synthesis ... the Jainas Lord Buddha of Buddhism Rudra of the Shaivites and Bhairva of the Shaktas The presiding deities of the Jagannath Temple in Puri Orissa are ...

At the core of the dispute is the West Bengal government's reference to the temple as "Jagannath Dham," a term historically and scripturally reserved for the 12th-century Puri temple, considered ...

Nabakalebara' is a ritual held every 12 or 19 years, during which the wooden bodies of idols - Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath - are changed at the Puri temple. 'Brahma' is a ...

Chief servitor of Puri's Jagannath Temple and other religious figures are strongly criticizing the West Bengal government for naming the newly constructed Jagannath temple in Digha as "Jagannath Dham.

In a letter to Shree Goverdhan Das Prabhu, chairman of ISKCON Governing Body Commission, Mayapur, the Gajapati Maharaja of Puri said that Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati Maharaj of ...

BHUBANESWAR: Amidst a growing controversy, the Gajapati Maharaja of Puri, Dibyasingha Deb, has categorically stated that the newly built Jagannath temple in Digha, West Bengal, cannot be referred ...

Deb, the chairman of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee, said that only the 12th century shrine in Puri can be called 'Jagannath Dham' as per scriptures. Deb, considered the first ...

Padma Shri awardee and Sand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has objected to naming a newly built Jagannath temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham,' saying it undermines the sanctity of Puri's Jagannath Dham ...

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) of Puri has issued a show cause to a senior servitor over the alleged use of surplus sacred wood of the 12th-century shrine in crafting idols in a ...

When Pandavas began their journey to Yamraj they were advised by the Sapt Rishis to must visit the Chaar Dham that will get them closer to moksha One of these holy places of Chaar Dham is the Lord Jag ...