The Tussle for Temple Turf

The tussle for temple turf

West Bengal’s newly built Jagannath Dham, constructed at a cost of ₹250 crore in the coastal town of Digha as a replica of the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, has triggered a row between the two States, finds Shiv Sahay Singh. The temple has cultural and religious significance for those in India’s east, but is also being politically pushed as a counter to what is perceived as the BJP’s ‘north Indian’ Lord Ram

Formulate comprehensive guidelines to protecting properties of Shri Jagannath Temple: Orissa HC

Cuttack, May 18: Formulate comprehensive and clear guidelines on transfer & mutation of Shri Jagannath Temple’s properties said the Orissa High Court to Odisha government on Sunday. In a significant ruling a bench of the Orissa High issued directives to the Odisha government, emphasizing the need to formulate clear and comprehensive guidelines governing the sale, lease, transfer, and mutation of properties belonging to the temple, and the Shri J…

Digha Jagannath temple drawing queries from foreign tourists: ISKCON

Kolkata, May 18 (PTI) The newly-inaugurated Jagannath temple in West Bengal's Puri is drawing queries from foreign tourists, mainly devotees of the ISKCON, leading to an expectation of their visit to the shrine.The Digha temple came as a blessing for foreigners who are not allowed to enter the famed 12th-century Jagannath shrine in Puri, said Radharamn Das, vice president of Kolkata ISKCON.International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)…