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October 22, 2025, 02:22 PM - 4 min read
ISKCON agreed to celebrate the ‘Snana Yatra’ on the prescribed tithi (Jyestha Purnima) in all its temples both in India and abroad, but could not agree with the SJTMC's decision regarding the Rath Yatra date for countries outside India.
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August 23, 2025, 05:34 PM - 2 min read
This initiative follows a long-standing public request for a breastfeeding facility at the temple. It also aligns with a broader state-level push to support nursing mothers.
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August 13, 2025, 01:04 PM - 2 min read
The police are trying to ascertain the motive of such threats.
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May 4, 2025, 12:32 PM - 4 min read
TMC leader Jay Prakash Majumdar slammed the BJP over its objection to the naming of West Bengal’s Digha Jagannath temple, accusing the party of hypocrisy and questioning its Hindutva credentials. He stated such concerns should be left to religious leaders, not political actors.
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December 11, 2024, 10:01 PM - 2 min read
Mamata also revealed a 13-member trustee board to manage the temple, which will include bureaucrats, an ISKCON representative, and a member from Sanatan Dharma, a group of Hindu religious sects.
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July 9, 2024, 09:00 PM - 2 min read
The temple treasury was last opened 46 years ago in 1978 and the reopening of it was a major political issue in the state during the recently concluded elections.
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July 7, 2024, 08:32 AM - 2 min read
The Rath Yatra, also known as the Chariot Festival, is as ancient as the Jagannath Temple itself. It marks the journey of the Holy Trinity to their maternal aunt, Goddess Gundicha Devi's Temple, and concludes with their return after eight days.
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June 26, 2024, 07:20 PM - 2 min read
With the ‘anasar’ period reduced to 13 days as per the temple almanac, the Nabajouban Darshan for the public has been dropped.
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June 13, 2024, 08:55 AM - 2 min read
Addressing a press conference following his first Cabinet meeting, newly-elected Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi declared the proposal of opening temple's gates.
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May 31, 2024, 02:16 PM - 2 min read
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered an administrative-level inquiry into the incident, and announced ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased.
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May 20, 2024, 10:07 AM - 2 min read
Accompanying him were state BJP president Manmohan Samal, MP candidate Sambit Patra, and Puri MLA nominee Jayanta Sarangi.
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