BHUBANESWAR: The Srimandir Parikrama, the ambitious project launched by the previous BJD government, will soon see a change in its design.
‘Yagna Mandaps’ will be added to the 75-metre heritage corridor around the 12th-century Shree Jagannath temple.
Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said the government is considering the construction of mandaps like ‘Kruta Yagna’, ‘Anna Yagna’ and ‘Gyana Yagna’ and the modalities will be decided within two to three months.
“Deliberations on change of design and new elements are currently underway. Since the Parikrama project is associated with the religious sentiments of the Odias, the matter will be discussed properly,” he said while speaking to media persons in the city.
The Law minister added that change in Parikrama design has been under consideration of the state government for some time. “With addition of new elements to the old design, a new design change will be made to the project,” the Law minister said.
During its inauguration in January, the Srotriya Brahmins who were appointed by Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb for conducting ‘maha yagna’ for the inauguration, had urged the then chief minister Naveen Patnaik to retain four ‘yagna kundas’ which were set up for the purpose. They had said that the ‘yagna kundas’ can be used to revive the tradition of ‘maha yagnas’ in the shrine.
Meanwhile, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to implement a dress code for Supakar servitors who are responsible for selling ‘Mahaprasad’ in the Ananda Bazaar from December 25. As per the decision, which has been approved by the Suara Mahasuara Nijog, they will wear saffron-coloured uniforms.
The decision has been taken to prevent unauthorised servitors from selling Mahaprasad, dry ‘prasad’, ‘khaja’ and other items in Ananda Bazaar.
