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…

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Odisha’s new BJP government to open all 4 gates of Puri Jagannath temple on Thursday morning | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In its first cabinet meeting, Odisha’s newly elected BJP government approved a proposal to re-open all four gates of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and establish a corpus fund for the immediate needs of the 12th-century shrine.Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced the decision after chairing the meeting with his ministers at…

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