Construction of second Jagannath temple cancelled
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The authorities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) today clarified that there are no plans for the construction of a second Jagannath Temple in Puri.
ISKCON Public Relation Officer Balaram Das said, “The ISKCON has a plan to construct a 32-foot temple in Puri. Idols of Radhakrishna and Nrusingh Deba would be worshiped in it. There is no plan to build a second Jagannth Temple”.
Das further clarified that there would be no Rath Yatra on behalf of the ISKCON in Puri.
Notably, the BJP senior leader Bijya Mohaptra had told reporters that the ISKCON had already submitted a DPR to the State Government and the Puri-Konark Development Authority (PKDA) for the construction of a Jagannath Temple more than the height of Shree Mandir.
Following this, many said that the importance of Shree Mandir would be diminished if a second Jagannath temple is constructed in Puri which is one of the four Hindu Dhams of the country.
