Bhubaneswar: In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and possible third wave, the Odisha government on Tuesday has decided not to allow Bol Bom, Kaudias this year as well. Bol Bom devotees carry water from various places in Shravan month as per Hindu calendar during July-August and walk on roads for miles to pour water in…
Puri: The three chariots, Taladhwaja of Lord Balabadhra, Nandighosh of Lord Jagannath and Darpadalana of Devi Subhadra reached Gundicha temple in Puri on Monday evening. During the annual Rath Yatra, the three deities come out of the sanctum sanctorum of the Jagannath temple through a ceremonial procession for the much awaited journey to Gundicha temple where…
Puri: The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath along with his two siblings in Puri commences sans devotees and curfew for the second year on Monday. The three chariots, Taladhwaja of Lord Balabadhra, Nandighosh of Lord Jagannath and Darpadalan of Devi Subhadra are all set to roll on the grand road amidst tight security arrangements….
Puri: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will carry out the laser scanning at the Shree Jagannatha Temple in Puri, a day after the Rath Yatra on July 13. However, the laser scanning won’t be carried out inside the ‘garbha gruha’ (sanctum sanctorum). Chief Administrator of the Shree Jagannatha Temple Administration (SJTA), Krishan Kumar informed…
Puri: Ahead of the annual Rath Yatra, internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has attempted to create the world’s biggest sand art of the chariot at Puri beach on Sunday. He created a 43.2 ft long and 35 ft wide 3D sand art of Lord Jagannath’s chariot (Nandighosa Rath). Some of his sand arts were…
Bhubaneswar: The Railway officials helped a woman deliver a baby inside a train at the Bhubaneswar railway station on Saturday. The woman, named Ayesha Khatun was travelling with her husband and mother-in-law in Howrah-Yeshvantpur Express train. She developed labour pain before the train reached Bhubaneswar station. Her husband immediately informed the railway officials inside the…
Puri: Parasmani Devi, the last surviving Devadasi of Jagannath Temple in Puri, passed away due to old age ailments on Saturday. She was 87. Parasmani Devi used to sing songs at the 11th century shrine. However, she has not been active as a Devadasi for a long time. She was staying in a rented house…
Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Communications has decided to shut Philatelic Bureaus all over the country. As per the notification issued on July 8, 31 philatelic bureaus will be closed. The decision has shocked to the philatelic community of Odisha as the Philatelic Bureaus at Cuttack and Sambalpur have been notified to be shut from July…
Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown has affected the movie industry severely. Although the cinema hall authorities did their best to help the families of the employees, however the second wave of Covid made the situation worse. Ollywood couple Sabyasachi Mishra and Archita Sahu on Friday supplied monthly rations to the employees of various cinema…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to set up more ecotourism sites in various places in the state to be run in the PPP mode. A high level meeting was held on Friday under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra at Lokseba Bhawan where discussions were held about the providing boating facilities at…
