An acute shortage of LPG cylinders has begun to affect operations at the Jagannath Temple in Digha, forcing authorities to drastically scale down the quantity of bhog prepared for devotees.
Over a thousand devotees gathered in Slough, United Kingdom, to take part in the grand Rath Yatra celebrations, the High Commission of India said on Monday.
Digha had been put under heavy security cover, with an estimated 3,000 police personnel deployed to maintain law and order.
Trinamul Congress leaders came down heavily on Sukanta Majumdar for his comment that the Jagannath Temple at Digha is merely an amusement park.
In a unique initiative blending tradition with welfare delivery, the Jalpaiguri district administration has begun distributing prasad (holy offerings) from the newly inaugurated Jagannath Temple at Digha through the Public Distribution System (PDS).
Amid controversies on whether the Lord Jagannath Temple at Digha in the East Midnapore can be described as “dham”, the signage of “Jagannath Dham” has been removed from the site of the said temple.
Using leftover timber meant for Puri’s Jagannath Temple for carving deities in Jagannath Temple in Digha of East Midnapore district of West Bengal, officially referred to as Jagannath Dham Cultural Central Centre, is against “ethics” and “morality”, observed BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday.
Ghosh also spoke about his absence from the official programmes of the state unit of the BJP.
Servitors of the Puri Jagannath Temple, along with several others, including Padma Shri awardee and renowned sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik, have strongly objected to the use of the term ‘Jagannath Dham’ for a recently inaugurated temple in Digha, West Bengal.
West Bengal unit BJP president and Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar on Friday questioned the absence of Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party's Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee
