Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday had reached Digha ahead of the inauguration of Jagannath temple on April 30. After inspecting the temple, Mamata said that the architecture of the temple is ‘fusion of spirituality and harmony’.
“Several tourists come to Digha for the sea. With this temple it will attract more tourists. The consecration will be on the day of Akshay Tritiya but the other yagnas have started. This temple will add a feather in Bengal’s history,” said Mamata.
Notably, along with the Chief Minister, state ministers Aroop Biswas and Chandrima Bhattacharya, as well as DGP Rajeev Kumar have visited Digha. Ahead of the consecration, a Shanti Yajna (peace ritual), is being conducted by Rajesh Dayitapatri from Puri Temple.
ISKCON Kolkata vice president Radharaman Das said that the ISKCON devotees have been attending several ceremonies since April 25. Around 800 police personnel have been deployed around the temple and additional forces brought in from neighbouring districts so that no untoward incident happens during the inauguration.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in a video message said that on Akshay Tritiya he along with other Hindus will reconstruct the temples that were vandalized by miscreants in Murshidabad during the violence on April 11 and April 12.
“As promised, on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, April 30, 2025, we will begin the process of rebuilding and renovating the Hindu temples in Murshidabad district that were damaged by the jihadist attacks. These temples currently bear the marks of the heinous, reprehensible and barbaric attacks by the jihadis. The purification and reformation process will be carried out by properly observing all traditional religious rituals,” said Adhikari.
