In January this year, robbers broke into 13th-century Sri Gopinathdev temple at Kakudia under Pipili area of Puri district and stole old metallic idols.
Unidentified miscreants broke into a famous 14th century temple in Odisha’s Puri town late Wednesday night and decamped with ₹4,000, said police. The thieves stole the money from the donation box after entering the Mausi Maa temple, situated about 500 metres from the 12th century Jagannath temple, on Grand Road after cutting the lock on its main door.
Goddess Mausima, also known as Ardhasoshini, plays an important role during the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath (Courtesy- Hindu Temples of India)
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"The robbers stole ₹4000 from the donation box. The initial report of ornaments and sarees being stolen from the temple is not true. We are investigating the incident," said Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh.
Goddess Mausima, also known as Ardhasoshini, plays an important role during the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. On the day of Bahuda Jatra, when the three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and goddess Subhadra are pulled back to the Jagannath temple, the chariot of Jagannath stops in front of Mausi Maa temple for a while. Here, Lord Jagannth accepts 'Poda Pitha', his favourite rice cake from Mausima, his aunt. The chariots of
Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled to the main temple without any halt.
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In January this year, robbers broke into 13th-century Sri Gopinathdev temple at Kakudia under Pipili area of Puri district and stole old metallic idols. The robbers were arrested last month.
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In January this year, robbers broke into 13th-century Sri Gopinathdev temple at Kakudia under Pipili area of Puri district and stole old metallic idols. The robbers were arrested last month.
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Similarly, in December last year, at least 22 antique idols, some of them made up of Ashtadhatu alloy, were stolen from the 13th century Daksha Prajapati temple in Banpur town of Khurda district. The idols were made of ashtadhatu (alloy of gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, tin, iron and mercury).
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.
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