PURI:There was a record collection of over Rs 32 lakh on a single day from theJagannath temple hundi on Thursday. The temple had received Rs 18,49,796 in aday, on September 29, 2008."We collected Rs 32,45,153 donated by thedevotees on Thursday. This was the highest ever collection since the hundi wasinstalled in 1983," Jagannath temple' public relations officer LaxmidharPujapanda said. However, the...
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Temple sources said Shakuntala Sahoo of Alibada in Kendrapara district was admitted to the headquarters hospital after fire caught her saree while she was lighting the diya.The other devotees present inside the temple doused the fire, the sources added.The Jagannath temple has been witnessing heavy rush of devotees, mostly old women and widows to observe 'Panchuka', a five day ritual celebrated during...
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woman suffered serious burn injuries when her saree accidentally caught fire whilelighting an earthern lamp inside the crowded Shri Jagannath Temple complex here today.Shakuntala Sahu (27), a resident of Aul in Kendrapara district, sustained critical burns when her synthetic saree caught fire from a lamp at the temple of Devi Bimala inside the 12th century shrine, superintendent of police SK Priyadarshi...
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Lakhs of devotees thronged this holy city to witness lifting of ''Mahadip'' to the temple top and lighting of diyas atop the temple ''Amolaka'' as the three-day long festival in the Sri Jagannath temple, popularly known as ''Deba dipabali'' concluded yesterday.On the first day he offered Pinda (obsequies) to the mythological king Indradyumna who established the lords in this temple and asked for a...
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five lakh devotees took holy dip in the Mahodadhi (a stretch of Puri sea from Swargdwar to Chakratirth), offered prayers to the rising Sun God and thronged the Jagannath temple for darshan of the Lord Jagannath today.As per the Hindu calendar, the last five days of Kartik month are considered most auspicious. The devotees who could not observe the month-long ''Kartik Brata'', observe these five days,...
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Yummy traditional delicacies from Odisha will be up for grabs at the Odiya Food Mela being conducted by Utkal Sanskrutika Samaj at Jagannath temple on Sunday evening.To add colour to the occasion, Sangeet Sargam, famous melody party from Odisha will present an orchestra. The festival will begin at 6.30 p.m. Samaj secretary said Bijay Kumar Mohapatra said the festival was open to all.©...
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large number of devotees today arrived in this holy city to observe ''Panchuka'', the last five days of the holy month of Kartika, considered as very auspicious.As per tradition the devotees, who could not observe the month-long 'Kartik Brata', used to observe ''Panchuka''. Everyday in the early hours the devotees take dip either in any of the sacred ponds or in 'Mahodadhi' (a stretch of Puri sea from...
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Australian and a Singaporean were detained Thursday while trying to enter Orissa's famous Jagannath Temple, where foreign nationals are strictly prohibited on religious grounds, police said.One is J. Raman, 52, an Australian national, while the other is Lee Shee Sing, a Singaporean citizen. They were allegedly trying to enter the temple in Puri at about 7 a.m."We have detained two foreign nationals...
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woman suffered serious burn injurieswhen her saree accidentally caught fire while lighting anearthen lamp inside the crowded Shri Jagannath Temple complexhere today.Shakuntala Sahu (27), a resident of Aul in Kendraparadistrict, sustained critical burns when her synthetic sareecaught fire from a lamp at the temple of Devi Bimala insidethe 12th century shrine, SP S K Priyadarshi said.She was rushed to...
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800-year-old Devadasi tradition at the famous Sri Jagannath Temple here is on the verge of collapse as there are just two Devdasis left to perform the exclusive rituals.Anticipating the scenario, the temple administration in the early 90s had attempted to enrol fresh Devadasis to keep the tradition alive but the effort failed due to nationwide protest, against the system and also because no girl volunteered.Among...
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