Saturday afternoon began the second round of technical survey of the Ratna Bhandar of Puri’s Jagannath temple, officials said. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) barred devotees from having a ‘darshan’ of the sibling deities from 1pm to 6pm during the three-day survey of the treasury.

The survey of Ratna Bhandar will continue for three days. Hence, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has reportedly barred devotees from having ‘darshan’ of the sibling deities from 1 pm to 6 pm during the three-day period.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) conducted a preliminary inspection of the Ratna Bhandar, the treasury of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri. With a team of 17 technical members, they carried out laser scanning to aid in conservation and repair work,

Friday said the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will undertake a technical survey of the ‘Ratna Bhandar’ (treasury) of the 12th-century shrine in Puri from Saturday. SJTA Chief Administrator Arabinda Kumar Padhee in a statement today said that the survey will be carried out September 21,

Bhubaneswar: A high-level technical team of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) conducted a preliminary inspection and assessment of the Ratna Bhanda.