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  1. Surfing time in India

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    / February 5, 2012 / Leave a comment
      India Surf Festival 2012. Puri. First of all. Yes! There are surfers in India. Then, there are places where you can surf. Puri in Odisha is one such place. Sanjay, is an  online friend of mine I’ve known for a very long time. And he has been forever telling...

  2. Lord Jagannath, the Juggernaut

    Posted by Sujata Singh
    / July 1, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Sujata Singh  A Franciscan missionary, named Friar Odoric visited India in the 14th Century and wrote about his visit to Puri in a journal, which he published in Europe later. In his journal, Odoric wrote in detail about the huge chariot of Jagannath and how the devotees threw themselves...

  3. A `youthful’ Lord Jagannath

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    / June 30, 2011 / Leave a comment
    The festival of the first appearance of the Lord Jagannath before his devotees is called `Netrotsaba or `Nava Yaubana (new youth). On the sixteenth day, the images in their new form after renovation become ready for public view.   People congregate for Nabajoubana Darshan or to set eyes on the...

  4. Ten roots that cure the Lord

    Posted by Sujata Singh
    / June 27, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Sujata Singh   During ‘Anabasara’, the Daitas offer to the Deities only fruits and water mixed with cheese, and Dasamula medicines to cure his fever. The devotees accept that after bathing with water drawn from 108 pitchers, the Lord needs to take rest. Like human beings they are considered...

  5. The making of the Lord’s cars

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    / June 21, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Piyush Ranjan Rout Every year, three new chariots (Ratha) are constructed for the car festival in Puri. The collection of wood for three chariots begins on Basant Panchami (Feb-March), considered the most auspicious day for starting construction activity in the Hindu calendar. The forest department donates the wood. The...

  6. The Puri experience

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    / June 15, 2011 / 1 Comment
    By Piyush Ranjan Rout   Every year around this time, a small town of less than two lakh population opens its doors to a million devotees. Puri, a small town located on the eastern coast of India, is where every Krishna devotee heads to. And once inside Puri, every street...

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