Puri, Jan. 18 -- Drawing lessons from the recent disruptions in rituals at Puri Srimandir, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to introduce a three-layer supervision mechanism to ensure that all rituals are conducted as per schedule. Informing about the development, SJTA chief administrator Pradipta Mohapatra today stated that special arrangements have been made to streamline the conduct of daily rituals right from the opening of temple gates, 'sakala dhupa,' 'sandhya dhupa' till 'pahuda' everyday.
"Right from the opening of the gates in morning till the 'pahuda,' all the rituals will be supervised under a three-tier mechanism. A committee will be reconstituted to supervise the conduct of the rituals," said Mohapat...