In a good news for millions of Jagannath devotees and especially the locals of Puri, the much-awaited Srimandir Parikrama Project will be dedicated to people on January 17, announced Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb on Friday.
The king reviewed the progress of the Parikrama project today. The ground review was also attended by SJTA chief Ranjan Kumar Das and the district Collector, Samarth Verma
“Though I have not reviewed the Parikrama project yet, it has neared its completion and it will be thrown open for the public on January 17, 2023. A puja and havan will also be held on that day,” the Gajapati said.
The Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Ranjan Kumar Das said, “With the help of the district administration, we are going to inaugurate the Parikrama Project on January 17 in a lavish programme at an international level. The public dedication ceremony will surely attract devotees from India and abroad. The havan and puja for the inauguration will continue for several days, the beginning of which will be decided in the Ritual Sub-Committee this evening.”
Praising the project, Das said, “The people who had visited Puri ten years back will notice a huge difference now. I am sure the devotees will get a cosmopolitan feeling while visiting Puri after the inauguration of the project.”
“As far as the Sri Setu project is concerned, it is in its last legs. I think it will be completed before the Parikrama Project inauguration, around December 15. However, the Jagannathballav Parking project may get delayed a bit. But we are planning to complete it before February next year,” he added.