Advocate call Puri closed; temple body accepted ritual mistake

The bar association of Puri has called for a 12-hour closed in the holy town supported by the BJP Odisha unit on Wednesday protesting against the mismanagement of Lord Jagannath ' s ' Brahma Paribartan ' ritual on June 15 while the powerful man of temple servitors, Daitapati Nijog, on Tuesday tendered an apology for the "blunder." "It was a blunder. I, on behalf of the Daitapati Nijog tender amnesty. We also pledge that such mistake will not come again to again," Daitapati Nijog Secretary Premananda Dasmohapatra told while visiting Shree Jagannath Temple Administration office to depose before an inquiry conducted by the chief administrator. Dasmohapatra also announced that they were committed to undertake rest of the rituals during ' Ratha Jatra ' with all devotion. He said, we promise to carry out rest of the rituals on time to time. We have no desire to hurt the sentiments of Lord Jagannath ' s devotees. Dasmohapatra was among the five priests who deposed before the inquiry being conducted under the provisions of Sri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955. Though it was earlier scheduled to conduct ' Brahma Paribartan ' on ' amabashya ' night and ' Sankranti ' on ' Chaturdasi tithi ' on June 15, the Daitapati priests performed the most secret and sacred ritual during day time on June 16. This apart, the Daitapati priests also allegedly fought among themselves before the ritual leading to delay in ' Brahma Paribartan. The innumerous of Jagannath devotees demand action against sinner priests, Bar Association of Puri gave a call for a 12-hour closed. They demanded stringent action against the culprits and a judicial inquiry into the cause of delay by a sitting high court judge. The high court bar association has also decided to support the bandh call given by the Puri advocate. BJP state president KV Singhdeo told, we have decided to support the close call given by the advocate of Puri as the centuries-old tradition had been violated in Shree Jagannath Temple, blaming the state government for the worst management in ' Brahma Paribartan ' ritual.