Dutta Mohapatra nijoga of Puri jagannath temple issued show cause for Banakalagi ritual

Puri: Show cause notice issued to Dutta Mahapatra nijog in connection with Banaka Lagi ritual irregularities in Puri Jagannath temple. Reports say that, it has been directed that the Dutta Mahapatra nijog has to reply to the notice within a maximum of four days.

The show cause has been issued under the Srimandir Laws Section 20 and Section 30, said reports. According to the information received, as per the decision of the management committee in 2018, the Banaka Lagi ritual is undertaken every Wednesday.

But since six years, the Datta Mahapatra Nijoga is insisting on doing the Bank Lagi rituals on Thursday instead of Wednesday. It is also worth mentioning that since Niladri bije, the Banka Lagi rituals or Shrimukh Sringara ritual has not been done.

Hence the said show cause notice has been issued. On the other hand, regarding the notice, Sanjay Dashmahapatra a member of the Datta Mohapatra Nijoga has said that the Banaka Lagi rituals shall be done on the basis of the ‘satwalipi’. Otherwise, the government should remove the ‘satwalipi’. He said, if necessary, they will file a case in the court to resolve the matter.