Darshan To Stop at Puri Srimandir Today for ASI’s Inspection of Ratna Bhandar, Check Timing

Puri: For the inspection of the Ratna Bhandar of the Srimandir in Puri, devotees will not be allowed to have darshan of the deities from 1 pm on Sept 18.

From 1 pm till the end of the inspection, the devotees will not be allowed to have darshan of the deities. But the devotees will be allowed to buy Mahaprasada by entering the temple through the Singhadwara entrance and then crossing the Baisi Pabaccha to reach the Ananda Bazara and then exit the temple via the Uttara Dwara.

The inspection of the Ratna Bhandar will be conducted by a 26-member joint team of ASI and the temple administration.

Conditional permission has been given to ASI to take various equipment to carry out the scientific survey of the Ratna Bhandar.

The images or videos to be taken during this survey will be used only for scientific research. It will not be broadcast on any media or social media.