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His Name Is Not Juggernaut

The man at the rope has been given the wrong name by people who were never there. A correction — and a question about why it matters.

By Mira Sen  ·  Puri, Odisha  ·  23 July 2026

I was on the press gantry when the Nandighosha chariot moved. I want to be precise about that.

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The Puri SentinelField Report

The Juggernaut Moves

The Nandighosha chariot completed its circuit for the first time in three years. A man at the rope may be the reason no one can explain.

By Mira Sen  ·  Puri, Odisha  ·  16 July 2026

The Nandighosha chariot moved today. For context: it had not moved — not completely, not to the Gundicha Temple and back — for three consecutive Rath Yatras.

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