Puri Jagannath temple administration urges ASI to start repair work of Ratna Bhandar

By Around Odisha Bureau On Nov 24, 2024

**EDS: GRAB VIA PTI VIDEO** Puri: Devotees during the reopening of Ratna Bhandar at the Jagannath Temple, in Puri, Sunday, July 14 2024. Ratna Bhandar, the revered treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath temple, was reopened on Sunday after 46 years for an inventory of valuables and the repair of its structure, officials said. (PTI Photo) (PTI07_14_2024_000150B)

Bhubaneswar, 24/11: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has requested the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) authorities to immediately take up the repair, maintenance and conservation work of the entire Ratna Bhandar (treasury) in the 12th century shine Puri.

SJTA chief administrator Arabinda Padhee on Saturday said the temple administration will extend all its cooperation to ASI in the repair and maintenance of the Ratna Bhandar. “We have received the report of the Ratna Bhandar’s GPR-GPS survey conducted by the ASI”, Padhee said.