The much-awaited Shree Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor Project is all set to be opened to the public today. Devotees in large numbers have started flocking
The project is valued at Rs 3,700 crore. It includes sub-projects like the redevelopment of the SJTA building, parking places, Srimandir reception centre, Shree Setu, Jagannath cultural center, toilets, clock rooms, Badadanda heritage streetscape, beachfront development, Puri Lake, and Musa river revival plan.
Special ‘Makar Chaula’ is prepared on this day which is offered to the presiding deities first and then eaten by all in the family. People wear new dresses and bow down to their elderlies seeking blessings.
Police ADG (Law and Order), Sanjay Kumar said, “Adequate security cover will be in place in Puri for the Parikrama Project inauguration as a lot of VIPs will be present. Similarly, the focus will be on ensuring hassle-free darshan for devotees."
Patnaik, who had earlier fired salvos at the state government on various issues, today slammed the government’s tall claims for development by questioning if construction of roads and buildings is development.
As per the official release, the dedication ceremony of Srimandir Parikrama Project is one of the initiatives under 'Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha' and the approved budget of Rs 4000 crore is enhanced to Rs 4214 crore.
As per reports, darshan was halted for some time during Pahili Bhoga ritual which resulted in the queue getting longer and longer. A woman devotee reportedly suffering from high blood sugar could not find a toilet and passed urine standing in the barricade.
About 30 teams comprising servitors and SJTA officials on Tuesday left for various parts of the country and state to distribute invitation cards. As per official sources, invitation cards will be handed over to religious heads of various shrines across the country.
The new battalion would have the primary responsibility of providing foolproof security to the temple. The personnel will be specially trained for better crowd management and tourist/devotee facilitation to ensure a hassle-free and orderly darshan by the devotees.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh also slammed the entry of the YouTuber inside Puri Srimandir. Taking to his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Singh criticised Pandian.
Addressing a presser, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Congress (PCC) President Sarat Pattanayak said that the incident has hurt the sentiments of scores of devotees of Lord Jagannath.
The High Court has given the last chance to the State government in this regard. The next hearing on the matter is scheduled to be held in the first week of January 2024.
The tensile fabric structure will be covered from three sides and will look like a tunnel. It will be set up on 84 metres long and 12 metres breadth, said Prabhat Kumar Panigrahy
Even though restrictions were earlier clamped on consumption/use of tobacco-related products inside the Srimandir premises and there are also provisions for penalty for any violation, such norms were not being strictly enforced, stated SJTA.
All the injured persons, who sustained injuries in the incident at Puri Srimandir during 'Mangal Aalati', have been admitted to admitted to Puri hospital
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