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Restriction of Rath Yatra by police amounts to interference with religious practice: Calcutta High Court
Justice Mantha asserted that imposing restrictions on the chariot parade will invalidate, defeat, and jeopardise the Rath Yatra's mission and purpose.
PM Narendra Modi’s special bond with the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad: Read details
The Jagannath Mandir Trust invited the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this year's Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad. Narendra Modi sent the Prasad as per his tradition.
Rathayatra special: The story of the wedding of a princess from the South and the Gajapati of Kalinga
On the day of the Rathayatra, the Gajapati ruler of Kalinga becomes a sweeper for one day when the emperor sweeps the chariot of Mahaprabhu with a golden handled broom as his servant.
The last Devadasi of Puri’s Jagannath Temple dies at 92, just before the commencement of the Rath Yatra
The centuries-old practice began to witness a decline with the abolition of kingship and the Odisha government taking over the administration of the shrine from the Puri royal family in 1955 through an Act, thus making Parasmani the last surviving servitor.
When Lord Jagannath had to go hungry and beg on the streets: The story of ‘Manabasa Gurubara’ in Odisha
Every Thursday in the current month of Margashira, every Odia household gets ready to welcome Maa Laxmi into their homes.
Bahuda Yatra: Lord Jagannath in Puri is returning to his temple today, read about the festival and rituals associated
Bahuda Yatra is the festival where Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra are brought back to their temple in their respective Rathas.
Did you know? Lord Jagannath in Puri is now under ‘quarantine’ till Ratha Yatra. Read details of the ‘Anasara’ ritual of the ancient Hindu...
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'.
