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Odisha CM Patnaik approves special battalion for Sri Jagannath temple's security

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the Special Security Battalion for Sri Jagannath Temple, Puri, according to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's office. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Odisha Congress announces to collect basil from all blocks demanding opening of Jagannath Ratna Bhandar

Odisha Congress announces 'Tulasi Yatra' to pressure govt to open Ratna Bhandar of Shree Jagannath Temple.

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Ambitious periphery redevelopment of famous Jagannath Temple in Puri to be unveiled in January 2024

The SMPP project is one component of a massive ₹4,224.22 crore project which seeks to transform Puri into a World Heritage City

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Jagannath Temple in Puri to enforce strict dress code from January 1, 2024

Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Odisha's Puri has decided to strictly enforce a dress code for devotees from January 1, 2024 in the Jagannath temple. read further on Dynamite news:

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Actor couple bring ancient Jagannath temple of Uttarkashi into limelight

BHUBANESWAR: The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board and Uttarkashi District Administration has decided to revive and maintain a centuries old Jagannath Temple in Sald village, which was lying neglected for years after it was brought to limelight by Odia actors Sabyasachi and Archita.

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Lord Jagannath’s return car festival begins in Puri

The Yatra started on June 20 from the Puri Jagannath temple and concluded at Shree Gundicha temple, covering nearly a 3-kilometre distance

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Devotees gather for Bahuda Rath Yatra on 9th day of festival in Puri

The Bahuda Rath Yatra or the 'Return Car Festival' is set to begin on Wednesday, from Gundicha Temple to Jagannath Temple in Puri, on the 9th day of Jagannath Rath Yatra. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Second contempt petition in Orissa High Court as government fails to make Puri Jagannath temple disabled friendly

A prominent disability right activist and a quadriplegic himself filed a second contempt petition in Orissa High Court following State government’s failure to provide wheel-chair bound devotees access to 12th century Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri, despite the court twice ordering to do so.

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Odisha: Bangladeshi YouTuber Held For Taking Pics Inside Puri Temple; Circulating Those On FB

A 23-year-old YouTuber from Bangladesh was arrested for allegedly taking photos of Jagannath temple's sanctum sanctorum on phone. Read on for details:

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Odisha: Aide of Jagannath temple’s servitor held for sexually abusing boy

BHUBANESWAR: A servitor’s assistant (jatri gumasta) at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, was arrested for sexually assaulting a minor boy inside the shrine, the third such arrest since 2021 from the temple precincts.

The Times of India

In Udaipur, communal cracks caused by Hindu tailor’s killing shadow Rath Yatra

The Rath Yatra rolled out of the Jagannath temple in Udaipur on July 1, passing through the city’s cramped old lanes filled with nearly on lakh devotees and stalls offering sharbat, tea, lassi, and pakoda. The festival couldn’t be held the last two years because of Covid, so this year…

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Supreme Court ruling supports Puri temple safety: MP Aparajita Sarangi

BHUBANESWAR: BJP’s Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Saturday said that the Supreme Court ruling on the heritage corridor project was a victory for those concerned with the safety of Jagannath Temple. She said that the SC clearly defined the boundary/limits within which the state government will have to undertake the…

The Times of India

Explained | What is the controversy around Odisha’s Jagannath temple Heritage Corridor Project?

The Archaeological Survey of India told the Orissa High Court this month that no permission was granted to the State government for construction around temple

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Controversy erupts over ground survey near Puri Jagannath temple

The survey to trace any archaeological treasure has snowballed into a full-scale political controversy

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News Analysis | BJD on temple development spree in Odisha

Move is widely seen as bid to beat BJP at its own game

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ASI report triggers massive political controversy in Odisha

BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi says her stand is vindicated as the ASI report has clearly stated that there was no permission granted for the Shree Mandir Parikrama project around Shree Jagannath Temple

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Archaeological remains near Puri Jagannath temple destroyed, says ASI

No permission granted for construction around temple, Odisha HC told

The Times of India

Orissa HC seeks ASI report on Puri temple safety

CUTTACK: The Orissa high court on Friday directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file an affidavit to counter allegations that constructions undertaken as part of the Puri heritage corridor project pose a threat to the structural safety of the 12th century Jagannath Temple.

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40 ‘chullahs’ in holy kitchen of Puri Jagannath Temple damaged

In all, 56 types of food items are prepared in the kitchen on a daily basis as offering to the deities

The Times of India

Odisha: Puri temple servitor killed 2 months after acquittal in 2012 murder

BHUBANESWAR: A servitor of Puri Jagannath Temple, who along with five others were acquitted in January in connection with the 2012 murder of former BJD councillor and servitor Taluchha Bhagaban Mohapatra (also known as Guna Singhari), was shot dead by miscreants in Puri on Wednesday. The deceased, Krushna Chandra Pratihari…

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