Ahmedabad, July 14 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday participated in the traditional Maha Aarti and Netrotsav ceremonies at the historic Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad’s Jamalpur area, marking a key religious observance ahead of the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra scheduled on July 16.Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi attended the ceremonies, hoisted the temple flag and participated in the Maha Aarti. He offered prayers before Lord Jagannath and sought blessings for the…
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Guwahati, June 29 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday extended warm greetings to devotees across the country on the occasion of the sacred Snana Yatra of Lord Jagannath, praying for peace, happiness, good health and prosperity for all. Taking to social media, the Chief Minister paid his obeisance to Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, describing the annual ritual as a deeply revered occasion in the Hindu calendar. “On the sacred occasion of the Snana Yatra, m…
Bhubaneswar, June 28 (IANS) The holy coastal town of Puri is all set for the annual Snana Yatra (Bathing Festival) of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra on Monday, with the district administration and police making elaborate security and crowd-management arrangements for the smooth conduct of the festival at the 12th-century Jagannath Temple.Notably, this sacred ritual, also known as Deva Snana Purnima and the birthday celebration of the deities, is observed on the full moon day o…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) New signage was installed at the Jagannath temple premises in Digha in East Midnapore district on Wednesday, a day after the state government announced the official name change of the complex.The word ‘Dham’ has been removed and replaced with ‘Cultural Centre’. A flex bearing the name ‘Shri Sri Jagannath Cultural Centre’ was installed within the temple premises on Wednesday.The issue of identifying the Digha temple as ‘Jagannath Dham’ had triggered a controversy earlier. …
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) West Bengal’s Jagannath temple in Digha, East Midnapore district, will no longer be considered a ‘Dham’, one of the sacred pilgrimage sites of Hinduism. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced this on Tuesday, stating that the temple complex will now be known as ‘Shri Sri Jagannath Cultural Centre’. Adhikari said that BJP MP from Puri, Sambit Patra, had come as an envoy with a letter from Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.“The Chief Minister of Odisha …
Bhubaneswar, May 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday expressed deep gratitude, on behalf of the people of Odisha, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for presenting handcrafted masterpieces, a silver sailboat model and a Palm Leaf Pattachitra, to King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway during his recently concluded five-nation diplomatic tour.Taking to his X handle, CM Majhi wrote, “During his Visit to Norway, Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji once again championed India’s c…
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar late Sunday night as part of his two-day visit to Odisha. This is his first visit to Odisha after assuming charge as the BJP President in January this year, succeeding J.P. Nadda.Nabin was accorded a warm welcome at the airport by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, State BJP President Manmohan Samal, Deputy Chief Ministers Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Prav…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) BJP National President Nitin Nabin is set to undertake a significant two-day organisational visit to Odisha beginning May 17. The visit is aimed at strengthening the party’s organisational framework and energising grassroots workers across the state.According to the party’s press release, the visit will feature a series of high-level meetings, training programmes, and strategic discussions with senior BJP leaders and office-bearers in Bhubaneswar and Puri. The tour is …
Puri, March 28 (IANS) Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday visited the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri to offer prayers and seek divine blessings. He arrived with his family, performed rituals, and had darshan of Lord Jagannath. Speaking to reporters, the Army Chief said, “Today, I visited Puri and received the blessings of Lord Jagannath. My main purpose was to seek divine blessings for the Indian Army, so that his grace continues to be with the armed forces and their families in the…
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) Saikat Chatterjee, a polling officer in poll-bound West Bengal and a teacher at a state-run school, was allegedly thrashed by some individuals after he protested against the playing of a purported Trinamool Congress campaign video during an electoral training programme at Ranaghat in Nadia district on Friday afternoon.The incident took place at Ranaghat Debnath Institute for Boys School, where a training programme for polling personnel was being conducted.After the incid…