By Our Correspondent
PURI/BHUBANESWAR: “ପବିତ୍ର ବାହୁଡ଼ାଯାତ୍ରା ନିମନ୍ତେ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପହଣ୍ଡି ନୀତି ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଭୋଇ ସେବକମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ତିନିରଥରେ ଚାରମାଳ ବନ୍ଧା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଚାଲୁଅଛି ।ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ।Fitting of Charamala is ongoing. This is being done by Bhoi Sevaks of @JagannathaDhaam ahead of #BahudaJatra21.#RathaJatra21 #JaiJagannatha,” SJTA Chief Administrator Dr Krishan Kumar tweeted @Krishan_Kumar09 on Monday evening , a day before the Bahuda Yatra of Lord Jagannatha and his Siblings on Tuesday.
Earlier a a coordination meeting with Puri district administration was held under the chairmanship of SJTA Chief Administrator, Dr Krishan Kumar for the Return Journey of Lord Jagannath and his siblings. SJTA Chief Dr Kumar also inspected Chariots parked near Shree Gundicha Temple on Saradhabali.
Prohibitory order under Section 144 will be in force in Puri town for smooth conduct of the return journey of Lord Jagannath and his siblings. Curfew order will be clamped from 8 PM today to ensure that no devotees on the Grand Road at the time of the Bahuda Yatra. It will continue till 8 PM on July 21.
Puri District Collector Samarth Verma, SP Kanwar Vishal Singh, line department officials, and senior servitors attended the meeting. A detailed blueprint to organize the Bahuda Jatra, Sunabesa and Niladribije rituals was prepared in the meeting.
COVID-19 testing and vaccination of all Sevayats and officials is being conducted and will be completed by Monday evening, SJTA Chief Administrator, Dr Kumar said.
“We have appealed to all stakeholders to ensure no outsider can participate in the Bahuda Jatra and all of them have promised for the same,” Dr Kumar further stated. Speaking on repair work going on inside the Srimandir, Dr.Kumar said the work is a process for silver-cladding of eight doors. These include the Jay Bijaya Dwar, Kalaahat Dwar, Beheran Dwar, Satapahach Dwar, West Bhog Mandap Dwar, Adi Narasingh Temple Dwar, Bimala Temple Dwar and Mahalaxmi Temple Dwar.
Since the Jay Bijay Dwar, Kalahata Dwar and Beherana Dwar are located in the sanctum sanctorum, the silver plating of these doors can only be done during the Rath Jatra period. Work on the other five doors can be carried out on regular days, he said.
