Ramkrishna Das Mohapatra, a senior sevayat (traditional priest) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, was on Sunday (May 11, 2025) suspended for 30 days following allegedly controversial remarks ...

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Sunday suspended senior servitor Ramakrushna Dasmohapatra for 30 days and barred him from entering the 12th-century Puri temple after he ...

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has suspended Daitapati servitor Ramakrushna Dasmohapatra for 30 days due to his involvement in the Digha Jagannath temple naming controversy.

An official statement by SJTA chief administrator Arabinda Padhee said Dasmahapatra had been suspended from all temple duties and prohibited from performing rituals at the Puri Jagannath Temple ...

The Odisha government has launched an investigation into the Digha Jagannath temple's adoption of the name 'Jagannath Dham,' sparking concerns among servitors of the Puri Jagannath Temple.

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Sunday suspended senior servitor Rama Krushna Das Mohapatra for 30 days for allegedly bringing disrepute to the 12th-century Puri Shree Jagannath ...

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.

In a letter to Shree Goverdhan Das Prabhu, chairman of ISKCON Governing Body Commission, Mayapur, the Gajapati Maharaja of Puri said that Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati Maharaj of ...

Odisha’s Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Friday asked the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to probe into the controversy over the West Bengal government's portrayal of the newly ...

Padma Shri awardee and Sand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has objected to naming a newly built Jagannath temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham,' saying it undermines the sanctity of Puri's Jagannath Dham and ...

As tensions rise over the West Bengal government’s portrayal of a newly constructed temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham', the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has launched an official probe ...

The inauguration of a new Jagannath temple in Digha has ignited controversy between Odisha and West Bengal over its designation as Jagannath Dham. The inauguration of a new Jagannath temple in ...