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Patitapabana Flag Atop Puri Jagannath Temple Tears Amid Kalabaisakhi Storm

Summary by ODISHA BYTES
Puri: A powerful thunderstorm with strong gusts and heavy rainfall lashed the coastal town of Puri on Thursday evening, damaging the sacred Patitapabana Bana (holy flag) atop Shree Jagannath Temple. The flag, mounted on the temple’s Nilachakra (blue wheel) at a height of about 214 feet, was torn due to the intense winds during the sudden Kalabaisakhi (Nor’wester) storm. Despite the damage to the flag, there was no disruption to the temple’s dail…
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ODISHA BYTES broke the news on Friday, May 1, 2026.
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