Lord Jagannath

The Jagannath Temple in Puri owns over 60,822 acres of land in Odisha and six other states, Odisha Law Minister Jagannath Saraka informed the assembly on Saturday.

The Tripura police on Thursday started a probe into the death of seven people when a chariot came in contact with a live wire in Unakoti district during the return Rath Yatra festival, an official said.

At least three persons were killed and eight others injured in separate incidents in Odisha during Lord Jagannath's chariot-pulling ritual, officials said.

A man died and five others were injured after a balcony of a dilapidated house on the route of the annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra procession collapsed in Dariapur locality in Ahmedabad on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

A tidal wave of humans pulled forward giant chariots of Jagannath, Lord of the Earth, and his two siblings today from a 12th century stone temple in the heart of this sea-side pilgrimage town to their alternate abode aboput 2.5 kms away.

Rath Yatra is a festival associated with Lord Jagannath. The chariot festival is celebrated annually.

The 146th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath commenced on Tuesday morning in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city amid tight security as lakhs of devotees flocked the 18-km route of the procession to catch a glimpse of the deity.

Ahead of Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra on June 20, Puri police has banned flying drones near the 12th century shrine, an official said on Monday.

A UK-based charity working on a project to build Britain's first temple dedicated to Lord Jagannatha in London has welcomed a pledge of GBP 25 million from an Odisha-origin entrepreneur

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday walked about one kilometre on the Grand Road in Odisha's Puri town to reach the 12th century Lord Jagannath Temple and offered prayers for the wellbeing of the nation.

Indian's first citizen President Droupadi Murmu today created history by walking over a kilometer on the Grand Road to the 12th century Lord Jagannath Temple where she offered prayers for the well-being of the nation.

A socio-cultural organisation of Odisha has claimed that the Kohinoor diamond belonged to Lord Jagannath, and sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu for its return to the historic Puri temple from the United Kingdom.

A complaint has been filed against the makers of a Hindi short film for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the people of Odisha by portraying Lord Jagannath and Goddess Narayani in "poor light", police said on Saturday.

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari swept the path of the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra organized by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Mumbai with a broom on Sunday.

A video of Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra being held at Florida beach in the United States is going viral on the internet.

The Jagannath Temple in Puri owns over 60,822 acres of land in Odisha and six other states, Odisha Law Minister Jagannath Saraka informed the assembly on Saturday.

The Tripura police on Thursday started a probe into the death of seven people when a chariot came in contact with a live wire in Unakoti district during the return Rath Yatra festival, an official said.

At least three persons were killed and eight others injured in separate incidents in Odisha during Lord Jagannath's chariot-pulling ritual, officials said.

A man died and five others were injured after a balcony of a dilapidated house on the route of the annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra procession collapsed in Dariapur locality in Ahmedabad on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

A tidal wave of humans pulled forward giant chariots of Jagannath, Lord of the Earth, and his two siblings today from a 12th century stone temple in the heart of this sea-side pilgrimage town to their alternate abode aboput 2.5 kms away.

Rath Yatra is a festival associated with Lord Jagannath. The chariot festival is celebrated annually.

The 146th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath commenced on Tuesday morning in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city amid tight security as lakhs of devotees flocked the 18-km route of the procession to catch a glimpse of the deity.

Ahead of Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra on June 20, Puri police has banned flying drones near the 12th century shrine, an official said on Monday.

A UK-based charity working on a project to build Britain's first temple dedicated to Lord Jagannatha in London has welcomed a pledge of GBP 25 million from an Odisha-origin entrepreneur

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday walked about one kilometre on the Grand Road in Odisha's Puri town to reach the 12th century Lord Jagannath Temple and offered prayers for the wellbeing of the nation.

Indian's first citizen President Droupadi Murmu today created history by walking over a kilometer on the Grand Road to the 12th century Lord Jagannath Temple where she offered prayers for the well-being of the nation.

A socio-cultural organisation of Odisha has claimed that the Kohinoor diamond belonged to Lord Jagannath, and sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu for its return to the historic Puri temple from the United Kingdom.

A complaint has been filed against the makers of a Hindi short film for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the people of Odisha by portraying Lord Jagannath and Goddess Narayani in "poor light", police said on Saturday.

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari swept the path of the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra organized by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Mumbai with a broom on Sunday.

A video of Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra being held at Florida beach in the United States is going viral on the internet.