‘Dhadi Darshan’ at Srimandir Not to be Held

Puri: There shall be no trial of the ‘Dhadi Darshan’ at Puri Jagannath temple informed the Minister Prithviraj Harichandan. He said that there will be a lot of crowd in the temple till January 20 hence the queued darshan or the dhadi darshan cannot be done. The minister further informed that due to the ritual of the ‘Ganga snana’ the crowd is expected to continue till January 20.

It is worth mentioning here that the New Year 2025 is approaching, the SJTA was prepping up to introduce the queue system of darshan at Srimandir. On a trial basis, the Shree Jagannatha Temple Administration was to start the queue system of darshan on December 28 or December 29.

Furthermore, to crack down the loopholes in the queue system was planned to be run on a pilot basis. The lacunae in the arrangements would be rectified during this time and the queue system was supposed to be set into practice from January 1, 2025. Under the directions of the District Collector of Puri, a committee was to be set up with his chairmanship.

The Minister further added that the queue or dhadi system will be introduced from January 22 onwards. On the other hand, visitors are thronging to the Srimandir on the eve of Christmas and ahead of New Year. Keeping in view the New Year, special barricade was be fenced from Marichi Kota square up to the Srimandir office. Devotees would enter the Singhadwar through this barricaded route and exit the temple through other doors.

Different hotels in Odisha, have made special arrangements for the New Year. Puri police and the Hotel Association of Puri had a special meeting for the safety and to welcome the guests.