Dispatches from Puri

The Blog

Field reports, corrections, and documents from the world of Jaggarnath.

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.

Read the full report →

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.

Read the full report →

More dispatches will follow as events develop.