Panel to inventory jewellery, precious stones in the Ratna Bhandar of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri
The HinduChief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday formed a 12-member committee, headed by former Supreme Court Justice Arijit Pasayat, to oversee the inventory of jewellery and other precious stones kept in the Ratna Bhandar of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri. The Ratna Bhandar, situated near sanctum sanctorum of the temple, has different chambers containing gold jewellery and precious stones donated by devotees. Ramakant Panda, renowned cardiologist, will act as Vice-Chairman of the committee while Vidhu Bhushan Samal, former Chairman and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank; A. K. Sabat, Chartered Accountant; and Dibyasingh Deb, Chairman of the Shree Jagannath Temple Management Committee, Puri’s titular king, and representative of the Archaeological Survey of India, will be members of the committee. Earlier, the Archaeological Survey of India had sought the necessary support for the inspection of the Ratna Bhandar from the Chief Administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple.