ଦାନ · Offerings

Give where the temple itself receives

Have darshan first with a Jagannath Mandir Pandit. Then offer on official e-hundi — never at the gate to a stranger. WhatsApp 70080-96589 before you donate time to the wrong queue.

Online Donation

Donation Schemes

One respected donor can donate to the Lord of the Universe through following schemes:

1. General donation

A respected donor can donate any amount in this scheme.

2. Corpus Fund donation scheme

(Corpus fund donation scheme is promoted by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri and approved by Government of Orissa. In the CORPUS FUND DONATION SCHEME, donor has to donate minimum 1 Lakh rupees and for Patron donor Rs 10 lakh rupees. The Corpus Fund donors entitled for Dipa (lamp) and Dhwaja (flag) offerings and certain other privileges in the Temple.)

3. Repair or Renovation of the Temple

An amount of Rs 500/- and above can be donated in this scheme.

(Donation for Renovation or Repair of Shree Jagannath Temple is exempted u/s 80G of the Income Tax Act 1961)

Ways to make a Donation:

A. Online Donation:

You can donate online through Shree Jagannath Temple official website https://www.shreejagannatha.in Donate Now >>

B. Other Modes of Donation:

1. Donation can be made physically at the Donation cell at Head office of SJTA on grand road Puri, Branch office inside temple premises at Puri and 04 numbers of information centers mentioned below.

2. Donor can send the amount through DD/Cheque/Money Order in favour of:

Administrator, Shree Jagannath Temple Puri. The same can be sent to:

Shree Jagannatha Temple Office, Puri

Grand Road Puri

Pin-752001

Phone : +91-6752-222002

For more information about donations, please contact:

  • Donation Cell at Head office on the Grand Road, Puri Ph : (06752) 252601
  • Branch office, inside the Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri.
  • Information Centers of Shree Jagannath Temple located at
  • (a) Lions Gate, Puri
  • (b) Gundicha Temple, Puri
  • (c) Railway station, Puri
  • (d) Jaydev Bhawan , Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar
  • On e-mail – jagannatha.or@nic.in

Donate Now

Source: https://www.shreejagannatha.in/online-donation/

Priority SOP · Jagannath Mandir Pandit

Dana after darshan, with the right hands

Hundi and e-hundi are temple rails. A Pandit stops you from paying the wrong person at the gate. Tag along, have darshan, then offer on official donation only.

  1. 1

    Know the niti, not the rumour

    Dhupa, Alati and Pahuda close or shift the line. A Mandir Pandit reads the live rhythm so you do not stand through a closed door.

  2. 2

    Singha Dwara is the public gate

    Lion’s Gate is the devotee entry; other gates are mostly exits. Tagging a Pandit keeps you in the correct queue, not a dead end.

  3. 3

    Phones and leather stay outside

    Free stands at the gate. A Pandit briefs you before the barricade so security does not send you back.

  4. 4

    Sahana Mela vs distant glimpse

    Close Ratnavedi darshan is not the same as Jagamohan viewing. The Pandit times the window when close darshan is actually allowed.

  5. 5

    Offerings without confusion

    Hundi, flowers and Mahaprasad have a place. Going with a Pandit stops touts and wrong counters from eating your time.

  6. 6

    Meet, walk, darshan, Ananda Bazaar

    SOP: WhatsApp arrival → meet at Lion’s Gate → follow the Pandit through queue and niti pauses → darshan → Mahaprasad. One thread, no scatter.

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