Puri Jagannath Yatra

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended greetings to the nation as a devotee-less rath yatra, for the second straight year, begins amid curfew in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ahead of the Rath Yatra, Biswajit Nayak, an artist from Puri has created Lord Jagannath's chariot with 975 ice cream sticks.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not interfere with an Odisha government order limiting this year's Rath Yatra to the Puri Jagannath Temple (which will hold the iconic chariot festival on July 12 under strict rules) due to Covid fears.

The Snana Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Shubadra took place on Thursday at the temple town of Puri in Odisha. The famous Snana Yatra takes place every year on Jyeshtha Purnima also known as Deva Snana Purnima.

A day after the start of the annual Jagannath Yatra in Odisha, the state Police on Wednesday appealed to people to avoid going to Puri as the "darshan" of the deities is not permitted.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik watched the live telecast of Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra, which was held in Puri on Tuesday, at his office in the Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.

Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra: The nine-day festivities, celebrate the annual journey of Lord Jagannatha and his two siblings - Balabhadra and Subhadra - to their aunt's place at the Gundicha Temple, around 2.5 km away.

Puri's famous Rath Yatra started this morning as a large number of priests and temple attendants gathered at the Jagannath Temple, a day after the Supreme Court allowed Odisha to hold the seven-day chariot festival in a restricted fashion amid India's fight against coronavirus.

The BJP today congratulated the people of Odisha over the conditional clearance for the Rath Yatra in Puri from the Supreme Court.

Puri's famous rath yatra can be conducted this year but in a restricted fashion -- with curfew and closed city entries, the Supreme Court said today, after petitions asking it to recall its earlier order, banning the hugely popular festival. The state government will have to declare curfew whenever the chariots are pulled. It also has to ensure tha...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear petitions seeking to recall its order putting on hold the annual Lord Jagannath rath yatra this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday four petitions seeking modification of its earlier order of June 18, which had stayed the "Rath Yatra" in Puri and other places in Odisha keeping in view the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

The Odisha government said that it would abide by the orders of the Supreme Court staying this year's Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri and elsewhere in the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lord Jagannath rath yatra and activities connected to it will not be allowed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court said today. "Lord Jagannath will not forgive us if we allowed the rath yatra," Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said while hearing a petition seeking to defer the rath yatra in Odisha's Puri which is scheduled...

The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) Saturday recommended to the Odisha government to conduct the annual Rathayatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri sans devotees in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended greetings to the nation as a devotee-less rath yatra, for the second straight year, begins amid curfew in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ahead of the Rath Yatra, Biswajit Nayak, an artist from Puri has created Lord Jagannath's chariot with 975 ice cream sticks.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not interfere with an Odisha government order limiting this year's Rath Yatra to the Puri Jagannath Temple (which will hold the iconic chariot festival on July 12 under strict rules) due to Covid fears.

The Snana Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Shubadra took place on Thursday at the temple town of Puri in Odisha. The famous Snana Yatra takes place every year on Jyeshtha Purnima also known as Deva Snana Purnima.

A day after the start of the annual Jagannath Yatra in Odisha, the state Police on Wednesday appealed to people to avoid going to Puri as the "darshan" of the deities is not permitted.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik watched the live telecast of Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra, which was held in Puri on Tuesday, at his office in the Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.

Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra: The nine-day festivities, celebrate the annual journey of Lord Jagannatha and his two siblings - Balabhadra and Subhadra - to their aunt's place at the Gundicha Temple, around 2.5 km away.

Puri's famous Rath Yatra started this morning as a large number of priests and temple attendants gathered at the Jagannath Temple, a day after the Supreme Court allowed Odisha to hold the seven-day chariot festival in a restricted fashion amid India's fight against coronavirus.

The BJP today congratulated the people of Odisha over the conditional clearance for the Rath Yatra in Puri from the Supreme Court.

Puri's famous rath yatra can be conducted this year but in a restricted fashion -- with curfew and closed city entries, the Supreme Court said today, after petitions asking it to recall its earlier order, banning the hugely popular festival. The state government will have to declare curfew whenever the chariots are pulled. It also has to ensure tha...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear petitions seeking to recall its order putting on hold the annual Lord Jagannath rath yatra this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday four petitions seeking modification of its earlier order of June 18, which had stayed the "Rath Yatra" in Puri and other places in Odisha keeping in view the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

The Odisha government said that it would abide by the orders of the Supreme Court staying this year's Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri and elsewhere in the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lord Jagannath rath yatra and activities connected to it will not be allowed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court said today. "Lord Jagannath will not forgive us if we allowed the rath yatra," Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said while hearing a petition seeking to defer the rath yatra in Odisha's Puri which is scheduled...

The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) Saturday recommended to the Odisha government to conduct the annual Rathayatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri sans devotees in view of the coronavirus pandemic.