By Our Correspondent
PURI/BHUBANESWAR: Shree Jagannatha Temple Administration led by able Chief Administrator Dr Krishan Kumar and his team of officials have got huge praise from Chief Justice of India, Justice NV Ramana , who visited the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, to offered prayers. 5T Secretary VK Pandian and SJTA Chief Administrator Dr Kumar were among those present during CJI’s Shree Mandir visit.
CJI Justice Ramana along with Justice Vineet Saran paid obeisance to the sibling deities at the temple. The Chief justice was seen wearing a traditional dress and face mask, expressed happiness with the silver-plating of the Temple doors, an initiative taken by SJTA .
Justice Ramana, surrounded by priests and senior officials, spent about 40 minutes inside the 12th century shrine complex, sources said. After offering his obeisance to Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra in the main temple, he visited a few sub-shrines in the Jagannath temple complex. He visited Maa Bimala, Nrusinghanath, Mahalaxmi inside the complex.
Earlier, on arrival on Friday , CJI had visited ongoing Heritage Corridor project around the Jagannath temple.
After darshan of Lord Jagannath, Chief Justice Ramana left for Cuttack where he inaugurated the new building of the Odisha State Legal Service Authority (OSLSA). The CJI is scheduled to depart for New Delhi at 6.40 pm.
