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Devotees of Lord Jagannath in Odisha demanded the West Bengal government not to name Jagannath Dham to the Digha temple. Sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has written a letter to the CM of Odisha demanding appropriate action on this.
In fact, recently the West Bengal government inaugurated the Jagannath temple built in Digha, East Medinipur. At the inauguration ceremony, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee performed Yajna-Havan and Pooja and described the Digha temple as Jagannath Dham.
People expressed happiness over the establishment of the temple in Digha, but they strongly opposed adding the word Dham with it.
Many Hindu pundits, researchers, servants and scholars have protested against the name of Digha Jagannath Temple as ‘Dham’.
At the same time, Sudarshan Patnaik, who was awarded the Sand Artist and Padma Shri Award, has sought clarification from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Sudarshan Patnaik wrote a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. In this, he said-
Demand for action from CM of Odisha
Sudarshan Patnaik urged CM Majhi to talk to the West Bengal government in the case and take appropriate action.
Patnaik mentioned the report in which some servants of the Puri temple, who attended the inauguration of the Digha temple, claimed that Brahma has been installed in the stone statue of Lord Jagannath.
Patnaik shared his letter with Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan and demanded a thorough investigation from the state government. Also asked to clarify the use of the word Brahma and the use of Jagannath Dham.
Talking to PTI, Sudarshan Patnaik said, “I request the Chief Minister of West Bengal to apologize to millions of devotees of Lord Jagannath for presenting the temple at Digha as a Dham.”
At the same time, Madhab Mahapatra, former member of Shri Jagannath Temple Management Committee, appealed to Banerjee to avoid making false claims. He alleged that it appears to be a part of a bad conspiracy against Jagannath Dham and Sanatan Dharma.
Senior servant Ramchandra Das Mohapatra said that Adi Shankaracharya had given the status of Dham to the Puri Peeth of Lord Jagannath. He said, ‘How can Digha Dham become? Jagannath temple has not all the places Dham around the world. Please do not mislead people. ‘
Shri Jagannath Sena convenor Priyadarshan Patnaik also attacked Mamata Banerjee and urged them not to stop misleading the people of Bengal. He said-
Mamta Didi should not mislead Bengalis. Bengali people know what is and it is difficult to mislead them.
In photos See the Jagannath temple of Digha …
Where Jagannath Temple is built, it is the middle city of Digha Bengal. The carving of the temple is in the Kalinga style.
The temple consists of aircraft (sanctum sanctorum), Jagmohan, Nat Temple (dance hall) and bhog pavilion.
After entering from the main gate, Arun is the pillar, then the lion is the door and it is the gate right in front of it.
There are stairs and umbrellas near every door. Each door is decorated with conch, chakra, lotus.
Like Puri on the peak of the temple, the flag change will also be done everyday.
Mamta had said- Odisha not everyone can go, so there should be such a temple in Bengal as well.
Deep pillars have been built in this temple spread over 20 to 22 acres.
Mamta Banerjee, CM of Bengal, had reached to join Mahayagya a day earlier.
The roads of Digha were decorated with blue and white lights.
There will also be a rath yatra every year
The Bengal government is planning to organize an annual Rath Yatra after the inauguration of the temple. The first such visit in Digha is likely to be held in June. The chariots used in the journey have already been made and they have been kept ready. Digha is about 350 km from Puri.
Jagannath temple was built in 3 years
It was announced in 2018 that the construction of the temple would begin in 2022. Jagannathdham is developed by Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO). The state government has spent about 250 crores on it. Its entire management will be handed over to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
The specialty of Jagannath’s Digha temple
- Like the Jagannath temple in Puri, the temples of Digha have also been built. Their names are the aircraft (sanctum sanctorum), Jagmohan, Nat Temple (dance hall) and bhog pavilion.
- The idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra are built in the Digha temple just like the old Puri Jagannath temple, but they are made of stone.
- Entrances are made in all four directions. After entering from the main gate, Arun is the pillar, then the lion is the door and it is the gate right in front of it. There are stairs and umbrellas near every door.
- Each door is decorated with conch, chakra and lotus. Colorful lighting has been installed on every door from the dome of the temple.
- Like the Puri temple, the flag will be hoisted every evening above the Digha Jagannath temple.
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The Jagannath temple at Digha in East Medinipur, West Bengal was inaugurated today. In the temple, the idols of the gods were respected. For this, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached Digha on Tuesday for Yagya-Havan and Puja. Read full news …
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