Panel to Inventory Jewelery, Precious Stones in the Ratna Bhandar of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Chiursday FORMED A 12-Member Committee, Headed by Former Supreme Court Justice Arijit Pasayat, to oversee the innovation of jewelery and jewelery in the ratna Bhandar (Treasury) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri.

The ratna bhandar, personalized Near Sanstum Sanctorum of the Temple, has different chambers containing gold jewelery and precious stones donated by devotees. The last will inventory of the temple treasury was carried out 46 years ago, when gold and silver ornaments wired in red cloth were stored in wooden boxes. When it was open in 1978, The Ratna Bhandar Had More Than 1.2 Quintals of Gold and 2.2 Quintals of Silver. In addition to this, a sizeable amount of gold ornaments are used regularly in temple rituals.

Ramakant Panda, Renowned Cardiological, will act as Vice-Chairman of the Committee while Vidhu Bhushan Samal, Former Chairman and Managing Director of Allahabad Bankk; Ak sabat, chartered accountant; And dibyasingh deb, Chairman of the Shree Jagannath Temple Management Committee, Puri’s Titular King, and Represtative of the Archaeological survey of India, will be memebers of the committee.

According to the Chief Minister’s office, the decision to form a high-level committee under the Chairmanship of Justice Arijit Pasayat Pasayat was taken in keeeping in keeeping with the Order of the Orissa HIGH COURT.

Despite Demands Made for IT, Including by the two option parties, the BJP and the Congress, the state government had the appearance related to the report to openna bhandar. Former State BJP President Sameer Mohanty Had even Moved The Orissa High Court. The state congress unit campaigned extensively for a similar cause.

Earlier, the Archaeological Survey of India (Asi) Had Sought the Necessary Support for the Inspection of the Ratna Bhandar from the Chief Administra of the Shree Jagannath Temple. The asi had made a similar request in 2018.