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Mint
4 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
Graffiti threatening ‘terrorists will demolish Jagannath Temple' found in Puri; Odisha police launch probe
Odisha Police said on Wednesday that two graffiti threatening that 'terrorists will demolish the Jagannath Temple' in Puri district were found on the wall of a small temple near the 12th-century shrine. One of the graffiti reads, 'Terrorists will demolish the Srimandir. Call me, or else there will be destruction,' reported news agency PTI. The text written in Odia was found on the wall of Maa Budhi Thakurani Temple located at Bali Sahi. 'There are several phone numbers mentioned on the wall of the temple. Words such as 'PM Modi', 'Delhi' were also mentioned,' a Puri resident was quoted as saying by PTI. Puri's Superintendent of Police (SP) Pinak Mishra, who visited the spot, said: 'We have taken cognisance of the matter and are taking it very seriously. We have got some information, and police teams are being formed to arrest those who are behind such a threat.' The police are verifying the CCTV footage in the area, and it appears that the threats were written on Tuesday night. 'CCTVs have been installed at several places. Security guards have also been deployed. Investigation is underway on a war footing,' the SP said. The police are also trying to ascertain the motive behind the mischief. The Odisha government has rejected the proposal made by some organisations for the sale of Puri Jagannath Temple's 'Mahaprasad' on an online platform, state Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said. Speaking to reporters in Bhubaneswar on Monday, Harichandan said some organisations recently requested the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to deliver the Puri temple's 'Mahaprasad' and 'dry prasad' to devotees through online platforms. 'Though it was a good idea to provide the prasad to devotees worldwide, the government and SJTA rejected the proposal to preserve the sanctity of the holy offering,' he said. 'We have doubts about whether the sanctity of 'Mahaprasad' can be maintained if it is transported and delivered in this manner,' he said.
Hans India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Online sale of Puri temple's ‘Mahaprasad' rejected
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected the proposal made by some organisations for sale of Puri Jagannath temple's 'Mahaprasad' on online platform, State Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said. Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Harichandan said some organisations recently requested the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to deliver 'Mahaprasad' and 'dry prasad' of the Puri temple to devotees through online platforms. 'Though it was a good idea to provide the 'prasad' to devotees worldwide, the government and SJTA rejected the proposal to preserve the sanctity of the holy offering,' he said. 'We have doubts about whether the sanctity of 'Mahaprasad' can be maintained if it is transported and delivered in this manner,' he said. Harichandan said the government does not support or promote any such initiative. 'Neither do we have any such proposal, nor will we promote anyone to sell Mahaprasad online,' he asserted. The Law Minister appealed to devotees to visit Puri Jagannath temple to have 'Mahaprasad.' He said a revised rate chart for the 'Mahaprasad' will be implemented soon. The minister's statement comes in the wake of media reports alleging unauthorised online sale of the 'Mahaprasad' of Lord Jagannath.
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
Online sale of Srimandir Mahaprasad not allowed: Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan
Instead, Harichandan appealed devotees to come to Puri to partake the holy Mahaprasad of Srimandir. 'As of now, there is no provision by the temple to sell Mahaprasad online. Neither does the SJTA give permission to anyone to do so. It does not endorse any food delivery platforms that claim to deliver Mahaprasad online,' the minister said. He also appealed to all temples in the state not to sell their offerings online. The Suara Mahasuara Nijog also endorsed the minister's views. They said that Mahaprasad is not being sold online and if anyone claims of delivering it, it is not from the Srimandir kitchen or Ananda Bazaar. 'In the past, a certain temple administrator had asked us to allow online delivery of Mahaprasad. We had outrightly rejected the proposal then because it does not adhere to the temple norms and the temple's kitchen cannot operate as per people's demands. If one of us accepts the online demand for Mahaprasad and it is not ready on time, the only way to meet the demand would be cooking it outside the temple kitchen and delivering it. This is unacceptable. Only the sacred offering from temple kitchen can be called Mahaprasad and Sukhili Bhoga,' said a member. A few years back, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration had warned against unauthorised online sale of Mahaprasad because its rights are reserved with the temple administration. It had then warned of legal action against anyone found selling Mahaprasad online.
Deccan Herald
6 days ago
- General
- Deccan Herald
Odisha govt rejects proposal for online sale of Puri Jagannath temple's 'Mahaprasad'
Harichandan said some organisations recently requested the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to deliver 'Mahaprasad' and 'dry prasad' of the Puri temple to devotees through online platforms.
Hans India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Odisha govt rejects proposal for online sale of Puri Jagannath temple's 'Mahaprasad'
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected the proposal made by some organisations for sale of Puri Jagannath temple's 'Mahaprasad' on online platform, state Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said here. Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Harichandan said some organisations recently requested the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to deliver 'Mahaprasad' and 'dry prasad' of the Puri temple to devotees through online platforms. "Though it was a good idea to provide the prasad to devotees worldwide, the government and SJTA rejected the proposal to preserve the sanctity of the holy offering," he said. "We have doubts about whether the sanctity of 'Mahaprasad' can be maintained if it is transported and delivered in this manner," he said. Harichandan said that the government does not support or promote any such initiative. "Neither do we have any such proposal, nor will we promote anyone to sell Mahaprasad online," he asserted. The law minister appealed to devotees to visit Puri Jagannath temple to have Mahaprasad. He said that a revised rate chart for the Mahaprasad will be implemented soon. The minister's statement comes in the wake of media reports alleging unauthorised online sale of the Mahaprasad of Lord Jagannath.
