Point of view:Festival sans Fervour
The devotees wait for the annual car festival to have a glimpse of the deities aboard the chariots on the Grand Road. "The Lords...
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...
A Secret Agreement
Nandighosa will roll on with unabated zeal on the paved and secluded Grand Road of the devotees’ heart beckoning Lord’s dear devotees, all Salbegs...
“Eat and drink as much as you like because it’s Solar Eclipse”
“Eat and drink as much as you like and enjoy this rare celestial event”, Professor M N Vahia, Dean School of Mathematical Sciences, NMIMS...
Relics found by ASI in Maharastra’s Phupgaon, indicate towards Iron Age Settlement
The recent excavation carried out by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Maharashtra’s Phupgaon has revealed evidence of an Iron Age settlement in the Vidarbha region....
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...
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...
Daru Fixing Controversy Haunting BJD
Is it improper that discussions are taking place on ‘Daru Fixing’ when the Trinity has already mounted on the Ratna Singhashan and puja is...
Focus on Temple Reforms
The Jagannath temple is different from other shrines in the country. Any attempt to tamper its culture and tradition would be counterproductive. The devotees...
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...
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