Bhubaneswar, July 15 (IANS) In a significant step towards enhancing digital services for devotees of Lord Jagannath across the globe, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday launched ‘Samarpan’, a secure digital hundi platform that enables devotees to make online donations to the Shree Jagannath Temple from anywhere in the world. The platform was inaugurated at the office of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Puri on the eve of the annual Rath Yatra, beginning on T…
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Ahmedabad, July 15 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel participated in the Maha Aarti at the historic Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad on Wednesday evening, offering prayers for the well-being and prosperity of the state’s people on the eve of the 149th Rath Yatra. Addressing the gathering, Patel described the festival of Ashadhi Bij as a celebration of “harmony, service, devotion and cultural unity”.”On the auspicious occasion, Lord Jagannath sets out on the annual city procession to ble…
Ahmedabad, July 15 (IANS) As lakhs of devotees prepare to line the streets of Ahmedabad on Thursday for Lord Jagannath’s 149th Rath Yatra, the city administration has mounted one of its largest-ever security operations, combining thousands of police personnel, artificial intelligence, facial recognition, drone surveillance, GPS tracking and extensive community outreach in an effort to ensure what senior officers describe as a “zero-risk” celebration. The annual procession, regarded as India’s se…
Ahmedabad, July 15 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will offer the Mangala Aarti at the Shri Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad, in the early hours of Thursday before the commencement of the city’s 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra, officials said on Wednesday. According to the official programme, Union Minister Shah will attend the Mangala Aarti at 3:15 a.m. on July 16 at the historic temple, where the annual procession begins every year.The visit comes ahead of one of …
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Bela Behera from Odisha will finally get to watch the Puri Rath Yatra after a gap of over 10 years. After spending a decade at an old-age home in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, she will be returning home to Ganjam in Odisha soon. According to her family, Bela, who is now in her late 70s, had left home to get flowers before the Rath Yatra more than 10 years ago, but did not return. All efforts to trace her failed. Bela had brought her three sons up by selling flo…
Ahmedabad, July 14 (IANS) The preparations for the 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath entered their final stage on Tuesday as Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi carried out an inspection of the entire 16.2-kilometre procession route in Ahmedabad and reviewed security arrangements with senior police and civic officials ahead of the annual religious procession on Ashadhi Beej.Sanghavi was accompanied by Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Anupam Sin…
Puri, July 13 (IANS) Extensive preparations are underway for the world-famous Rath Yatra 2026 in Puri, with the district administration putting in place elaborate arrangements to ensure the smooth and safe conduct of the annual religious festival. As part of the security and crowd management measures, around 200 Executive Magistrates have been deployed at different locations across the city.Puri Collector Dibya Jyoti Parida said that the administration has made comprehensive arrangements for thi…
Puri, July 12 (IANS) Ahead of the annual Rath Yatra festival celebrations in Odisha’s Puri, Shree Jagannath Temple Chief Administrator Arabinda Kumar Padhee said on Sunday that preparations for the huge procession are nearly complete and that elaborate arrangements have been made for devotees to do ‘darshan’.This year the Rath Yatra festival is scheduled to be celebrated on July 16.Speaking to IANS, Padhee said: “Preparations for this year’s Ratha Yatra are in full swing and have entered the fin…
Gandhinagar, July 12 (IANS) More than 31,000 police personnel will be deployed for the 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on July 16, with the procession to be monitored through over 240 terrace observation points, 65 drones and more than 2,800 body-worn cameras as part of what the city police described as a “zero-risk” security strategy. The security and civic arrangements for the annual procession were reviewed by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at a high-level meeting in G…
Ahmedabad, July 8 (IANS) The local administration has finalised an extensive security plan for the 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad, with authorities deploying a range of technology-driven measures, including AI-powered facial recognition, live elephant tracking and anti-drone systems, as part of preparations for the annual procession on Ashadhi Bij. The arrangements were reviewed on Wednesday at a high-level meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, who assessed se…