Rath Yatra

Puri: The nine-day annual festival of Jagannath Rath Yatra festival will begin tomorrow and it is expected that lakhs of devotees would congregate in the pilgrim town to witness the chariot festival. Tight security arrangements for have…

Puri: Ahead of the world-famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, a 19-year-old artist from Puri of Odisha Saswat Ranjan Sahoo has created three miniature chariots of the Holy Trinity with matchsticks . The artist created…

Puri: Police today conducted a mock drill on the reserve ground in Puri ahead of rath yatra. During the drill, the police personnel were divided into groups and assigned duties with three jeeps masquerading as three chariots pulled by…

Puri: The State Health and Family Welfare Department has prepared a detailed plan for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri scheduled on July 1. It was decided that 60 First Aid Centres (FACs) would be set up at the strategic…

Bhubaneswar: Health Services Director Biijay Mohapatra on Monday urged people, who are participating in the Rath Yatra, to follow Covid appropriate behavior and stay cautious as a large congregation is expected. He informed that health…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Lord Jagannath gives people many deep human messages through his journey during the world-famous Rath Yatra, which is going to be held on July 1. Addressing the 90th episode of his monthly…

Puri: Lord Jagannath and His siblings recovered from illness on Saturday after staying in Anasara Ghara for 12 days. Daitapati servitors will take out a procession and enter Raja Prasad to convey the good news to Gajapati Maharaj about…

Puri: Khalilagi Ekadasi is observed on the 11th day during the waning phase of moon in the month of June/July. Khalilagi Ekadashi is observed mainly in Odisha and in Jagannath temples. It falls before Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra. The…

Puri: With just eight days left for the world-famous Rath Yatra of the Holy Trinity in Puri, miscreants are ruling the roost in the Pilgrim town. According to sources, three unidentified bike-borne miscreants this evening hurled a crude…

Puri: The Indian Railways will run at least 205 special trains during Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri town, informed Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during his visit to the pilgrim town on Tuesday. The Union Minister further stated that the…