Puri Rath Yatra

At least nine servitors of the Puri Jagannath temple were injured on Tuesday when the idol of Lord Balabhadra fell on them while it was being taken out from the chariot to a temple as part of the Rath Yatra festival, an official said.

President Droupadi Murmu who is on a four-day visit to her home state of Odisha, expressed concern over the terrible series of heatwaves witnessed in many parts of the country.

A massive crowd at the Puri Rath Yatra has led to one person dying of suffocation and several others being hospitalised.

In a tragic incident, one person died due to suffocation while several others sustained injuries in a stampede-like situation during the pulling of chariots in Rath Yatra at Puri on Sunday, officials said.

Thousands of people pulled forward giant chariots from the 12th century Jagannath temple in Puri towards Gundicha temple, around 2.5 km away, on Sunday afternoon.

The grand annual Rath Yatra, also known as the chariot festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, commenced in the seaside pilgrim town of Puri today.

The seaside pilgrim town of Puri is all set for the smooth conduct of Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra festival which will be a two-day affair after 53 years.

President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Bhubaneswar on a special IAF flight on Saturday on a four-day visit to Odisha.

The stage is all set for the grand annual Rath Yatra or the chariot festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, scheduled for Sunday, in the holy coastal city of Puri in Odisha.

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to discuss extensive preparations by the railways for the Rath Yatra in Puri.

The Congress party in Puri is protesting for the reopening of all four gates of the Jagannath Temple, citing the temple's significance and upcoming holy month of Kartik.

A tidal wave of humans pulled forward giant chariots of Jagannath, Lord of the Earth, and his two siblings today from a 12th century stone temple in the heart of this sea-side pilgrimage town to their alternate abode aboput 2.5 kms away.

Ahead of Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra on June 20, Puri police has banned flying drones near the 12th century shrine, an official said on Monday.

A video of Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra being held at Florida beach in the United States is going viral on the internet.

Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Orissa High Court Chief Justice Dr Muralidhar were among those who were seen pulling the Nandighosh chariot of Lord Jagannath at the Rath Yatra.

At least nine servitors of the Puri Jagannath temple were injured on Tuesday when the idol of Lord Balabhadra fell on them while it was being taken out from the chariot to a temple as part of the Rath Yatra festival, an official said.

President Droupadi Murmu who is on a four-day visit to her home state of Odisha, expressed concern over the terrible series of heatwaves witnessed in many parts of the country.

A massive crowd at the Puri Rath Yatra has led to one person dying of suffocation and several others being hospitalised.

In a tragic incident, one person died due to suffocation while several others sustained injuries in a stampede-like situation during the pulling of chariots in Rath Yatra at Puri on Sunday, officials said.

Thousands of people pulled forward giant chariots from the 12th century Jagannath temple in Puri towards Gundicha temple, around 2.5 km away, on Sunday afternoon.

The grand annual Rath Yatra, also known as the chariot festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, commenced in the seaside pilgrim town of Puri today.

The seaside pilgrim town of Puri is all set for the smooth conduct of Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra festival which will be a two-day affair after 53 years.

President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Bhubaneswar on a special IAF flight on Saturday on a four-day visit to Odisha.

The stage is all set for the grand annual Rath Yatra or the chariot festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, scheduled for Sunday, in the holy coastal city of Puri in Odisha.

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to discuss extensive preparations by the railways for the Rath Yatra in Puri.

The Congress party in Puri is protesting for the reopening of all four gates of the Jagannath Temple, citing the temple's significance and upcoming holy month of Kartik.

A tidal wave of humans pulled forward giant chariots of Jagannath, Lord of the Earth, and his two siblings today from a 12th century stone temple in the heart of this sea-side pilgrimage town to their alternate abode aboput 2.5 kms away.

Ahead of Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra on June 20, Puri police has banned flying drones near the 12th century shrine, an official said on Monday.

A video of Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra being held at Florida beach in the United States is going viral on the internet.

Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Orissa High Court Chief Justice Dr Muralidhar were among those who were seen pulling the Nandighosh chariot of Lord Jagannath at the Rath Yatra.