The saga of Kalki Avtar and Kalapani
There is a place where you will find Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra’s idols of full stature having full hands and legs. You can’t...
Lord Jagannath and Car Festival
Car Festival of Lord Jagannath at Puri is a symbol of Orissa for the rest of India. It manifests Oriyan character and the Orissan...
MINOR ATTACKS INTO PURI SRIMANDIR
Wooden images of Adi Shankara and the first pontiff of Gobardhana Matha Padmapada were enshrined on the Ratna Simhasan and were worshipped along with...
Ratha Jatra in Sri Purusottama Kshetra
Badadanda (Grand Road) was not a continuous stretch as it was bisected by an intervening river Malini. There was then a need of constructing...
Of soul’s transmigration
Point of View
Rebirth or transmigration is a non-physical essence of a living being after biological death. Resurrection is a similar process hypothesized by some...
Inscriptional Journey of Classical Odia Language
India is a multilingual country. The Constitution of India has an exclusive chapter for patronage of languages. In this chapter there are...
Sharadiya Durga Puja
Sharadiya Durga Puja or autumnal worship of goddess Durga is a customary ritual in India, celebrated both with austerity and jubilation. Goddess Durga is...
How old are the Lords?
Contrary to the findings of history which points out that the cult of Lord Jagannath started from 1112A.D., the Rig Vedic period together with...
Paintings on Chariots
The wooden chariots (mobile form of the temple) are the temporary abodes of the Jagannath Trinity. The deities are installed in these chariots (locally...
Worshipping formlessness
Point of view
Is God formless? If it has some form, should it be physical or subtle? Such conflicts should be put to rest, suggests...
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NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported trafficking, selling and sexual assault of a...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 17-year-old tribal girl from the Kankadahada area of...
Cabinet approves the construction of new coastal Highway from Rameshwar to Paradeep (Part of...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved the construction of new coastal Highway from...
National Prudence, Fuel Conservation and Responsible Gold Consumption in Times of Global Uncertainty
Calibrated fuel prioritisation policies during emergencies may ensure that essential public utilities receive priority access over luxury or non-essential consumption. Such measures must remain...
