#WATCH | Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Speaking about Rath Yatra, Erstwhile King of Puri, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb says, "It is a tradition which has been followed since time immemorial... Lord Jagannath... has expressed his desire to visit his birthplace once in a year... that tithi is Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi. He has also commanded that this journey is to be a 9-day celebration. It is a Navadinaratmaka Yatra to his birthplace. So from his temple... he visits his birthplace which is Gundicha Mandapam... We are now in the seventh Manvantara. But the commands, the divine commands of the Lord are being followed till this date... Without this divine command we would not have been able to celebrate ratha yatra because Lord Jagannath is mula vigraha... once they are consecrated and installed in the Garbhagriha, they cannot be taken out... But here Lord Jagannath... made this exception that he wished for his pleasure to visit his birthplace..."
He adds, "...for nine days this yatra takes place... The Lord goes to His birthplace which is Gundicha Mandapam... from the main temple that is Jagannath temple Puri or Shrimandira. It is about a 2.5 km distance along the main road... to Gundicha Mandapam and there he stays for 7 days... and then on the Dashami Tithi he is again brought back in the chariots to the main temple... to give his grace to all beings... the Lord comes out... it is a very rare occasion to have the direct darshan of the Supreme Lord... for all people... Everyone can come, everyone can celebrate this festival... this great festival has gradually spread to different parts of Odisha... and to many countries outside India. Rath Yatra is now being celebrated in almost all the countries of the world... on the 16th of July this year, Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi is the day when Chaturdha Daru vigrahas will start their journey from the main temple... to Gundicha Mandapa. They will stay there for 7 days and on Dashami Tithi... the lords will take the return journey which is known as the Bahuda Yatra from Gundicha temple to the main temple of Jagannath Puri." (10.07)
Requesting @PandaJay Sir to intervene into the controversies involving Mahakalpada Sarapanch #ChameliOjha and clean up the dirty elements in local public administration.
Hon'ble @AprajitaSarangi Madam, as heard you are a crusader for the cause of women rights. Please intervene into the controversy involving Kendrapara Sarapanch #ChameliOjha and give justice to her.
PARINEETA- Bhubaneshwar Raja Mahotsav- was a Big Show today- of the Women, by the Women. I was just an enabler, an ordinary facilitator.
Mesmerising performance by Women. Felt hugely proud.
Around 3000 Women participated.
How confident and diligent Women are !
@PMOIndia
Hon'ble @rashtrapatibhvn@PMOIndia@GovernorOdisha and @CMO_Odisha plz be merciful to this lady Sarapanch of Kendrapara dist in Odisha. Plz Inquire into the entire events leading to arrest of #ChameliOjha & her hospitalization. Action must be swiftly taken against the culprits
#WATCH | Bhubaneswar, Odisha: BJP sarpanch, Chameli Ojha, was shifted to a hospital after her health deteriorated while in judicial custody.
She says, "My treatment was being done in the hospital after a police officer beat me. I am under the surveillance of the same police personnel. I am tortured every day and night. They injured my ear today. I received a threat... I was not well yesterday, and I asked them to shift me... The police personnel took me with them and beat me..."
@SMEOdisha@CMO_Odisha @samirdash01 @EduMinOfIndia@MoSarkar5T Raise the unit cost of MDM like the way the government revise bus fare on each time of hike in oil price. Be rational and don't engage teachers in MDM cooking.
Daily terrified news regarding sand lifting trucks causing accidents is disturbing us. @CMO_Odisha @CuttackDM plz have pitty on innocent school children, those are falling prey to the speeding sand lifting trucks in Cuttack. Broken roads r another cause of worry
#SaveChildren
Respected @CuttackDM @ChayaniBhabani movement of sand loaded heavy vehicles during daytime are seriously posing threat to innocent school children. We request you to instruct all tehsildars to ensure restriction of vehicular movement in between 5-11 AM & 3-9 PM
#Savethechildren
Citizens are requested to be aware of an increasingly common scam where fraudsters use WhatsApp with different mobile numbers having display picture of friends/relatives of the victim to cheat him by asking money and other financial help pretending to be their close ones.
Celebration Of Menstruation and Womanhood
Odisha is celebrating #RajaParba, a unique festival celebrated each year during the month of Asadha. During this period, it is believed that Bhudevi (earth) menstruates and prepares herself for future agricultural activities.
#Thread
One student One Plant .. Pila Tia, Gacha Tia. District administration started this campaign on the occasion of #WorldEnvironmentDay Every student will get one plant for plantation @CMO_Odisha@SMEOdisha@ForestDeptt