In a major development it has been announced that Puri Gundicha temple reopens on September 30. A meeting was held in this regard on September 26 (Saturday). Chief Administrator Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Puri Gajapati Maharaj, Puri SP Pratik Singh and Sevayats of the Jagannath temple were present.
Other than the Gudicha temple reopening it was decided that a new set of gold ornament will be crafted for the divine trinity. These will adorned by Lord Jaganath and his siblings on the day of ‘Suna Besa’.
The Gundicha temple will reopen and will be free for the first three days. Later however a nominal entry fees of Rs. 10 will be charged from the devotees. There will be queue based system in the temple and it will be opened from 6 am to 5 pm.
A sevayat gurukul will also be formed and the ground breaking ceremony will be held around November.
Discussions were also held about the streamlined darshan of the Mahaprabhu in the famous Puri Jagannath Temple. Here also queue based system will be introduced once the blue print is prepared and delivered by IIT Bhubaneswar.
It is worth mentioning that earlier it was decided that, the Puri Jagannath temple Ratna Bhandar inventory list will not be made public, said Odisha Law Minister. The inventory report of the jewels will not be made public. Inventory list of the jewels is a secret service, it is not a reel, the Minister had said.
The inventory of the jewels of the temple is being evaluated with complete transparency. The inventory has been evaluated by observing the principles and rituals of Mahaprabhu Jagannath.
There are many precious items in the jewels of Lord Jagannath Therefore, for security reasons, this list will not be available in the public domain.
