Only 78 monasteries are in a functional state with the rest lying in dilapidated and abandoned.
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Man beheads wife, walks with severed head to police station
He suspected her wife of infidelity and had made up his mind to kill her.
Wanted criminal injured in encounter
Behera was wanted in over a dozen criminal cases, police said.
Illegal structures bulldozed along Jagannath temple wall in Puri
The drive, that begun at 6 am today, has been peaceful and incident-free so far.
Frequent sea encroachment stokes Puri beach shrink fear
Besides Swargadwar, the beach at Baliapanda and Chakratirtha also faces erosion fear due to encroachment of sea.
Elderly tourist participates in Puri beach cleanliness drive, felicitated
Sakhubai Deshmukh was seen picking up plastic bottles and glasses in a basket on the beach.
Puri to continue weekly street festival to promote culture, boost tourism
A lot of Jagannath devotees from outside the state come to Puri every year.
Sudarsan sculpts sand art on ‘Rasgulla Dibas’
Rasgulla Dibas is celebrated on the last day of the Ratha yatra festival during Niladri Bije of the Holy Trinity.
Niladri Bije of Holy Trinity to begin today
Therefore, the Lord would apologize to the Goddess and try to calm her anger with Rasagullas.
Three brothers hacked to death on state highway
The brothers have been identified as Purnachandra Behera, Krushna Chandra Behera and Panchu Behera, police said.
Lord Jagannath, siblings to appear in ‘Suna Besha’ today
Later, the Trinity will return to the Srimandir after the nine-day stay in Gundicha Temple.