Jagannath Temple Archives - Odisha News Online

Pilgrim city Puri to become Odisha’s Sixth Municipal Corporation

By Odisha News Online Jul 4, 2025 330

By Sukant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, July 4: In a landmark move, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Friday announced that Puri Municipality will be upgraded to a Municipal Corporation, making it the sixth in Odisha. The decision comes in response to the pilgrim town’s rising population, increasing pilgrimage footfall, and evolving urban infrastructure needs. Addressing a press […]Continue Reading

Angry over Kamiya Jani’s entry in Jagannath temple, BJP demands action under IPC sections

By Odisha News Online Dec 22, 2023 560

‘I don’t and have never eaten beef,’ clarifies Kamiya By C. R. Beura Bhubaneswar, Dec. 22: Controversy over the video of social media influencer Kamiya Jani talking to bureaucrat-turned- Biju Janata Dal leader V Karthikeyan Pandian on Srimandir temple premises in Puri intensified on Thursday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioning how the girl was […]Continue Reading

Devotees visiting Jagannath temple will have to dress decently

By Odisha News Online Oct 11, 2023 598

Worshippers wearing half-pants, ripped jeans, and sleeveless dresses will be barred from entering the temple By Swagatika Das Bhubaneswar, Oct. 11: Devotees visiting Lord Jagannath temple at Puri in Odisha will now have to dress themselves decently to offer prayer at the shrine. Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), the governing body of the temple, has […]Continue Reading