Newly Formed Srimandir Committee holds first meeting, discusses key issues

The first meeting of the newly reconstituted Srimandir Management Committee was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb at the Neeladri Bhakta Nivas conference hall in Puri.

The session was attended by Committee members along with the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator, Arabinda Padhee, the Puri District Collector Dibya Jyoti Parida, and the Superintendent of Police Prateek Singh.

New members of the Management Committee were formally welcomed at the outset. Discussions focused on several key issues, including the formation of sub-committees, implementation of a queue system for devotees, and the management and verification of valuables in the Ratna Bhandar.

Other important matters relating to temple administration, security, and the smooth functioning of rituals were also taken up for deliberation.

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“This is the first meeting of the newly formed temple. Discussions on several key issues, including the formation of sub-committees, were held,” said Padhee.

“We will try our best for the development of the Srimandir and provide smooth darshan to the devotees. I hope this will be the best managing committee of the temple,” said Siddheswar Mohapatra, member of Temple Managing Committee.