As Lord Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra begins today, the centuries old 'Devdasi Seva' practice comes to an end with the demise of Mahari Parasmani. The 92-year-old was the last surviving servitor of Lord ...

Parasmani Devi, the last surviving 'devadasi' of the Shri Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri, died due to old-age related ailments on Saturday, temple sources said. She was 90. Parasmani lived in a ...

BHUBANESWAR/PURI : The age-old Devadasi or Mahari parampara (tradition) of the 11th century Sri Jagannath temple at Puri has finally ended with the demise of the last surviving Devadasi Parasmani.

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Baba Parasmani, head of the sufi saint Baba Farid Dargah was cremated on Monday evening under heavy police protection. The Dera head was shot dead by some unidentified armed men while he was treating ...