Lord Balabhadra

Despite the completion of all rituals on time, if Lord Balabhadra's chariot Taladhwaja failed to roll due to cordon mismanagement.

TNI Bureau: The Pahandi Rituals of Holy Trinity- Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, completed amid religious atmosphere on the occasion of the Rath Jatra in Puri today. The sacred Pahandi Rituals had began after the…

Chariots of Holy Trinity started rolling on Grand Road (Bada Danda) in Puri amid chants of sacred hymns at 4-30 pm today.

The chariots of holy trinity — Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra reached at the Sri Gundicha temple, their Aunt’s abode in Puri on Friday evening.

Puri based artist Saswat Ranjan Sahoo has created a miniature model of Lord Balabhadra's Chariot Taladhwaja by using 10,220 match sticks.

At the age of 54, Jagannath Maharana is serving as the 'Mukhya Kamara' (Chief Blacksmith) of Taladhawaja Ratha of Lord Balabhadra. He has been in this position since 2008.

72-year-old Narasingha Mahapatra started working as 'Maharana' more than 5 decades back and is serving as the 'Mukhya Maharana' since 2006.

TNI Bureau: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration in Puri made arrangements of token system to provide Adapa Mandap Abhada to devotees. Though the devotees were not allowed to consume it at temple premises, the take-away option was…

TNI Bureau: All three chariots of holy deities reached the Gundicha Temple (Mausima Mandir) this evening. Lord Balabhadra’s Ratha ‘Taladhwaja’, first reached Gundicha temple followed by Devi Subhadra’s ‘Darpadalan’ & Lord Jagannath’s…