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Large swathes of Lord Jagannath's land slip from temple administration control: Orissa High Court
Expressing deep concern over the vast stretch of land slipping away from the effective control of the Lord Jagannath temple ...
‘Jagannath Dham’ row: Naming of Digha shrine sparks controversy, prompts reflection on temple’s spiritual legacy
The naming of a newly built Jagannath temple in Digha, West Bengal, as 'Jagannath Dham' by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ...
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Amit Malviya flays Mamata Banerjee over ‘controversies’ surrounding Digha Temple
Kolkata: BJP Information Technology cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, on Sunday, lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over multiple “controversies” surrounding the ...
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‘Jagannath Dham’ row deepens, SJTA begins probe into alleged use of Puri wood in Digha temple
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (PTI) 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 ...
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Row over use of ‘Jagannath Dham’ for new Digha temple: Puri Chhatisa Nijog seeks legal action
They have demanded that the temple administration immediately investigate the matter and ensure strict punishment for those responsible for the mishandling of the sacred wood. The Chhatisa Nijog, a ...
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Digha Jagannath Temple Controversy: SJTA Investigates Sacred Neem Wood Dispute
In a developing controversy surrounding the Digha Jagannath Temple, Daitapati Nijoga President Ganesh Das Mohapatra and Secretary Ramakrushna Das Mohapatra appeared before the Shree Jagannath Temple ...
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Digha Jagannath Temple Row: Odisha Officials Step in to Protect Sacred Traditions
The controversy surrounding the newly built Jagannath temple in Digha, West Bengal, has deepened as Odisha’s Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has taken decisive action. Concerns over ...
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"No other place can be called Jagannath Dham": BJP MP Sambit Patra on Digha Jagannath temple controversy
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Saturday objected to the West Bengal government naming a newly constructed Jagannath temple in Digha as "Jagannath Dham." He argued that it is ...
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Puri senior Daitapati welcomes Digha Jagannath Temple, urges restraint over 'Dham' naming row
Senior Daitapati servitor (sevayat) of the Puri Jagannath Temple, Ramakrishna Das Mahapatra, has welcomed the construction of the newly inaugurated Jagannath Temple in Digha, West Bengal ...
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Odisha Minister objects to naming Digha Temple as 'Jagannath Dham'
Odisha Minister Prithviraj Harichandan has written a letter to the Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple, Arabinda Kumar Padhee to conduct an internal inquiry into the naming of Digha Temple ...
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Use of sacred wood for Jagannath Temple in Digha unacceptable: Odisha Law Minister
Amid rising controversy over the reported use of sacred 'Daru' (divine wood) meant for Lord Jagannath in the construction of idols of the new temple in Digha in West Bengal, Odisha Law Minister ...