Paramanik darshan (ticketed darshan) of Holy trinity-Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra at Srimandir in Puri will resume soon.
Following the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA)’s financial sub-committee meeting on Thursday, Chief Administrator Ranjan Kumar Das informed that a standard operating procedure (SOP) will be prepared prior to taking a call on allowing Paramanik darshan of the deities.
Paramanik darshan has been stopped at Srimandir since 2016 following the ban on entry of devotees inside the sanctum sanctorum.
Three more decisions have also been approved in the meeting. It was decided that donation boxes will be installed at four locations on the shrine premises near Maha Laxmi temple.
Besides, SJTA has also decided to install television sets in all rooms of four Bhakta Niwas - Neelachal Niwas, Niladri Niwas, Gundicha Niwas and Purushottam Niwas - for the comfort of visitors.
This apart, SJTA is considering restarting the ‘Mahala’ system in the temple. A standard operating procedure (SOP) will be prepared in this regard before its implementation. The service was shut down due to various reasons some years back.
“It has been decided to install donation boxes at four locations on the temple premises. Besides, it has been decided to install television sets in all rooms of four Bhakta Niwas. Paramanik Darshan will resume at Srimandir soon. A standard operating procedure (SOP) will be prepared and it will be discussed with various Nijogs before implementation,” said SJTA Chief Administrator Ranjan Kumar Das.