Bhubaneswar: The state Law Department has asked the State Principal Accountant General to audit accounts of 61 famous shrines across the state.
“In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (3) of Section 58 of the Odisha Hindu Religious Endowment Act, 1951, the state government do hereby notify the following religious institutions of the state, whose accounts shall be audited by the auditors to be nominated by the Principal Accountant General, Odisha, Bhubaneswar,” read a notification of the Law Department.
The temples which will go through the audit process include Lingaraj Temple and Ram Mandir in Bhubaneswar, Maa Biraja Temple in Jajpur, Baladev Jew Temple in Kendrapara, Chandi Temple in Cuttack, Khirachora Gopinath Temple in Balasore and Akhandalamani Temple in Bhadrak.
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