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Sri Dibyasingha Deb, Gajapati Maharaja (Chairman)

Shree Jagannatha Temple Managing Committee, Puri

SRI NAHAR, PURI-752001

Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, I.A.S.

Chief Administrator,

Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri

e-mail: jagannath.or@nic.in

Sri Dibya Jyoti Parida, I.A.S.

Collector, Puri and Deputy Chief Administrator, SJTA Puri

Phone: 91-6752-222034(O), 222033(R)

Fax: 91-6752-223939

e-mail: dm-puri@nic.in

Priority SOP · Jagannath Mandir Pandit

Read, then walk with a Pandit

The archive is for knowing. The darshan is for tagging along with a Jagannath Mandir Pandit. Do not treat a webpage as a substitute for the person at Singha Dwara.

  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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