Jagannath Temple

Earlier, the temple administration had decided to take out the Rath Yatra under Section 144 imposition, without the presence of devotees. The construction of Ratha was already underway.

At the Shree Jagannath Temple of Puri, Odisha, every year after the Devasnana Purnima, the three deities of the temple - Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Balabhadra, go into a 'quarantine' for a period of fourteen days to recover completely from their 'illness'.

The Shankaracharya of the Jagannath Temple has said that while alternate arrangements can be made, the centuries-old-tradition cannot be stopped.

The Odisha government has decided to clear all structures within 75 metres of the Jagannath Mandir at Puri for safety, security and convenience of the pilgrims.

A bench of Justices SA Bobde and SA Nazeer while considering the issue of harassment to several devotees visiting the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha questioned as to why should government officials manage religious places and temples in the country.

Kumar has represented the Modi government in a number of important cases including the Sohrabuddin encounter case.

One of the priests was stopped by the police personnel from taking three people inside the temple as the police suspected them to be non-Hindus.

A little bit of research would help.

Unless you fix responsibilities, don’t expect different outcomes from the same set of people.

Episode 4 of Podcast series 'On Point with Nupur Sharma'