Chief Minister participated in the Prana Pratishtha program of Lord Jagannath Temple in village Dokra
Worshiped Lord Jagannath Temple and wished for the happiness, prosperity and well-being of the state
The Chief Minister performed the Bhoomi Pujan of Mahtari Sadan Bhawan to be built with an amount of more than 24 lakhs
Jashpurnagar 22 May 2025: Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai and his wife Smt. Kaushalya Sai on Wednesday participated in the Prana Pratishtha program after the renovation of the ancient Jagannath temple of village Dokra of Kansabel development block. He prayed to Lord Jagannath and wished for the happiness, prosperity and well-being of the state. The Chief Minister performed the Bhoomi Pujan of Mahtari Sadan to be built at a cost of 24 lakh 74 thousand in Dokra. The Chief Minister thanked the members of the Jagannath Temple Committee of Dokra and appreciated their work. The villagers are participating enthusiastically in the religious works. It is noteworthy that the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath has been taken out in Dokra since 1942. The Rath Yatra was started by the Late Pandit Sudarshan Satpathy and his wife Sushila Satpathy of Dokra Village.
The temple was built in 1968. Due to the dilapidated condition of the temple, Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai and his wife Smt. Kaushalya Sai had pledged last year that they would renovate the temple and build the Lord Jagannath Temple in a newly constructed building, and the Chief Minister’s resolution has been fulfilled, he has also thanked the villagers for their cooperation. A huge Meena Bazaar will also be organized every day from 21st May, during which many religious programs are being organized from 21st to 27th May. As per the organized religious program, on 21st May, Kalash Yatra was carried out from Maini Nadi Bagiya to the temple premises; on 22nd May, from 7 am, Surya Pujan, Gau Pujan, Temple Entry, Parsva Vigrah, Netra Unijan; on 23rd May, from 7 am, Surya Pujan, Mandala Pujan, Shikhar Kalash and Neelchakra Sthapana, Parsva Vigrah Mahasnan; on 24th May, from 7 am, Surya Pujan, Mandala Pujan, Yajna Havan; on 25th May, temple entry of Jagannath Swami Ji, Balbhradra Ji, Subhadra Ji and evening grand Kalash Yatra Adhivas and on 27th May, at 8 am, Poornahuti, Dadhibhanjan and city tour, in which Odisha Bhajans will be presented by the Kirtan Mandali of Odisha. After this, Mahaprasad will be distributed and the event will conclude.
