Jagdev -"the conqueror"

Bhubaneswar/Puri, July 6: Over eight lakh devotees participated in today’s Rath Yatra of the lord Jagannath and his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. Grand festival of chariots began with traditional fervor this morning. Devotees waiting to have darshan of Trinity The holy Trinity were on a nine day sojourn to their aunts house Shree Gundicha temple riding three huge chariots (Rathas) along the three kilometers long Badadanda. Though all the nitees were performed as per the time fixed by the temple administration, there was inordinate delay in pulling of the chariots. While the pulling time was fixed for 3.30 pm it actually began by 4.35. As a result no chariots were able to reach its destination Gundicha temple. By the time pulling was stopped three chariots were on the way. Giant floral tiaras around deities head  While the Balabadra rath was at Mausima temple Subhadra rath was near Bagala Dharmshalla and Jagannath rath Nandighosh was near t...

Rourkela, Sept 11: “All-out efforts have to be made to popularize the literary oeuvre of Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja,” said GS Prasad, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) while addressing the gathering at the ‘Kavi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Festival-2015’ organized at Civic Centre on Thursday. The programme was organised by Aks foundation, a cultural organisation of New Delhi under the auspices of RSP. The cultural evening was inaugurated by the CEO with lighting the ceremonial lamp and paying floral tributes to the legend Kavi Samrat Upendra Bhanja. Mrs Manjari Prasad, President of Deepika Mahila Sanghati (DMS) was the Guest of Honour on the occasion. M K Das, ED (Projects), Mrs Sharmistha Das, Vice President of DMS, Dr AK Singh, Director-in-charge (M&HS), several senior officers of the plant and many culture loving citizens of Rourkela were also present on the occasion. Prasad along with Mrs Manjari Prasad presented the ‘Upendra Bhanja Samm...