Jagannath Temple
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UK’s first Jagannath Temple to be built in London, backed by Odisha diaspora
London: A UK-based charity working on a project to build Britain’s first temple dedicated to Lord Jagannatha in London has welcomed a pledge of GBP 25 million from an Odisha-origin entrepreneur and…
- India
West Bengal: Clashes in Hooghly’s Rishra during Ram Navami rally, BJP says MLA injured
Rishra: Clashes broke out between two groups during a Ram Navami procession in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Sunday evening, police said. BJP vice-president Dilip Ghosh, who was in the procession, told…
- India
Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant visits Jagannath temple ahead of marriage
Bhubaneswar: Business tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s younger son Anant Ambani on Tuesday visited the Jagannath temple in Puri and sought blessings before his marriage. This is his first visit to Puri after getting…
- India
Odisha woman donates Rs 1 lakh earned through begging to Jagannath temple
Bhubaneswar: A 70-year-old woman has donated Rs 1 lakh that she earned through begging throughout her entire life, for renovation of old Jagannath temple in Phulbani in Kandhamal district of Odisha. Tula…
- India
Irani meets BJP workers in Bengal’s Hooghly dist, offers prayers at Jagannath temple
Hooghly: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday visited Bengal’s Hooghly district, where BJP workers told her that they were being subjected to “atrocities by TMC members”, a party official said. Irani also…
- India
Plea alleges illegal construction at Jagannath temple, SC order on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea claiming illegal construction and excavation at the Shree Jagannath temple in Puri by the Odisha government. Senior advocate Mahalakshmi…
- India
Subramanian Swamy to discuss Jagannath temple project with Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday said that he will discuss the ongoing controversy over the Srimandir Parikrama project in Puri with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Swamy told this…
- India
351 Jagannath Temple servitors test COVID positive
Puri: At least 351 servitors and 53 employees of Shree Jagannath Temple here have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said. A total of 404 persons engaged in the 12th-century shrine have tested…
- India
Amit Shah arrives at Jagannath Temple in Puri to offer prayers
Puri: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday arrived at Shree Jagannath Temple to offer prayers. The Home Minister was accompanied by Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Chandra Sarangi. Shah, who…
- News
Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad gets the gift of silver chariot from Muslims
Ahmedabad: Setting a unique example of communal harmony, people of Muslim community in Jamalpur locality of Ahmedabad city in Gujarat gifted a silver chariot to the priest of a historic Jagannath temple…
