Puri Jagannath Temple Calendar 2026: The administration of Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha has apologized to the people on Wednesday. In fact, inside this grand temple of the 12th century, the calendar which shows Lord Jagannath, Baldev and Subhadra sitting on the Ratna throne in the wrong position has been banned.

The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) said that the pictures published in the calendar for the year 2026 have been inspired by a century-old palm leaf manuscript preserved in the Odisha State Museum. He said that the artwork printed on the calendar reflects the style of the painter of that period and is not intended to hurt religious sentiments in any way.

SJTA said in a statement that this is the art of a painter of that time. I hope that the devotees of Jagannath Swami will not take it wrong.

Temple authorities ban calendar sale

This decision was taken after huge outrage in the state over depiction of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra as per temple traditions. The administrators associated with the temple have directed the officials to stop the sale of the calendar and publicly apologize for the unintentional mistake made by the administration.

Actually, wrong picture was printed in the table, calendar and wall calendar issued by the temple administration. The image depicts Balabhadra instead of Lord Jagannath, which is against traditions. BJD spokesperson Mohanty said that SJTA had not consulted experts before using the old artwork.

It is deeply disturbing that the newly released Puri Srimandir calendar contains grave inaccuracies in the depiction of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and even the sacred order of the Rath Yatra. Such negligence strikes at the heart of Odia Asmita and wounds our… pic.twitter.com/xdTeCM7Ptw

— Bhakta Charan Das (@BhaktaCharanDas) December 31, 2025

After what mistakes was the decision taken?

If we talk about mistakes in the calendar, there are many such errors, after seeing which its sale has been banned. Placing images of the Trinity in the wrong place.

It also has a picture of an old Rath Yatra, in which the Darpadalan chariot of Goddess Subhadra is being pulled first, followed by the Nandighosh chariot of Lord Jagannath and finally the Taladhwaj of Balabhadra.

Another mistake is that the images of the Trinity have been published incorrectly. Balabhadra’s picture has been shown in place of Lord Jagannath, and where Balabhadra’s image should have been, Lord Jagannath’s picture has been shown. Many people including the temple servants have strongly criticized these mistakes.