Antique idols found in Ratna Bhandar of Puri Jagannath temple | Bhubaneswar News – Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Government officials and servitors, who opened Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple on Sunday after 46 years, discovered several antique idols crafted from precious metals in the treasury’s inner chamber. These idols were not listed in any previous inventories.“The ancient small idols — perhaps 5 to 7 in number — have turned almost black over…