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The Jagannath Temple was inaugurated by Mamata Banerjee on 30 April at Digha in East Medinipur district of West Bengal. The temple is named ‘Jagannath Dham’.
Odisha’s Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Friday asked the Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to investigate the case amidst the Digha temple dispute of the West Bengal government.
It was revealed in media reports that the servants of Puri Jagannath Temple attended the ceremony of Digha temple. He gave the temple left from the 2015 Navkalevar to make the idols.
Navkalevar is a ritual every 12 or 19 years. In this, wooden sculptures of Lord Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Jagannath are replaced in the temple of Puri.
Apart from this, priests, devotees, scholars and pundits have also objected to the Digha temple being called the ‘Jagannath Dham’ of the West Bengal government.
The minister wrote in his letter, “This incident has hurt the religious sentiments of devotees and 4.5 crore people of Odisha.”
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reached Digha on 29 April to join Mahayagya.
Statues went from Puri for Digha temple Ramakrishna Dasamohpatra, a group of servants, a group of servants, is accused of giving wood to the Digha temple.
At a press conference in Puri, Dasmohpatra said, ‘I never said that the wood of Puri temple was used to make an idol in Digha. I told the temple officials that the stone idols of Lord Jagannath cannot be worshiped.
He told, ‘After this, I took a neem wooden statue from here (Puri) for the ceremony of life. I have not told any television channel about the establishment of Brahma. Nor have I placed any such material on the idol. I have monitored the prescribed procedures during worship.
‘Brahma’ is a substance that is considered the soul of Lord Jagannath. It is removed from the old statue and installed in the new statue during the Navakalevar ritual.
Who said what on the temple dispute …
Sudarshan Patnaik, Sand Artist: I request the Chief Minister of West Bengal to apologize to millions of devotees of Lord Jagannath for presenting the Digha temple as a Dham.
Madhab Mahapatra, former member of Shri Jagannath Temple Management Committee: Mamta Banerjee should avoid making false claims. This appears to be a part of the conspiracy against Jagannath Dham and Sanatan Dharma.
Ramchandra Das Mahapatra, Senior Servant: Adi Shankaracharya had given the status of Dham to the Puri Peeth of Lord Jagannath. How can Digha Dham become? Please do not mislead people.
Priyadarshan Patnaik, Convenor of Shri Jagannath Sena: Mamta Banerjee should not mislead the people of Bengal. The people of Bengal are aware of the truth. They cannot be misled.
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