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The Mystery Of The Third Step To enter the Jagannath Temple, one must ascend 22 stairs, each considered sacred. The third step from the bottom holds special, and somewhat ominous, significance.
In this episode of the Culture Project, Manish Adhikary speaks about 5 intriguing mysteries of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, from its unique architecture to its timeless traditions.
The Jagannath Rath Yatra is an important Hindu festival, celebrated with great love and devotion. It marks the journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra from the Jagannath Temple ...
Discover 6 sacred places in Puri you must visit during Jagannath Yatra 2025—from the iconic Jagannath Temple to the divine Gundicha Temple and more spiritual hotspots.
Shree Jagannath Temple Administration patents key terms to preserve heritage amid controversy over temple naming in West Bengal.
Sri Jagannath Temple Administration would apply for patents of terms such as ‘Srimandir’, ‘Jagannath Dham’, ‘Mahaprasad’, ‘logo of Srimandir’ and more.
For the past few days, a controversy has been simmering over allegations that surplus sacred timber from the Jagannath Temple in Puri was used to carve idols for the new Jagannath Temple in Digha.
Facing mounting opposition, the West Bengal government has quietly removed the ‘Jagannath Dham’ signage from the Digha temple premises.
Puri's titular king Gajapati Maharaja Divyasingha Deb on Monday claimed that the Jagannath temple in West Bengal's Digha cannot be called 'Jagannath Dham'. Deb, the chairman of the Shree Jagannath ...
Let her justify why she called the Digha temple a 'Dham'. There can be several Jagannath temples in the country, but Puri is the only Jagannath 'Dham'," he asserted.
Bhubaneswar: Several devotees of Lord Jagannath in Odisha has taken umbrage over the West Bengal government's portrayal of the newly inaugurated Digha Temple as 'Jagannath Dham', with at least two ...
The temple a grand replica of the Puri’s ancient Jagannath Temple has been constructed by the West Bengal Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd.