The Srimandir Parikrama Project’s opening ceremony is scheduled for January 17, 2024, in Puri, and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been invited to attend. Lord Lingaraj and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik were invited to the Lingaraj temple this morning by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri, and senior servants of the 12th-century shrine. The invitation was given to the CM when the team later went to see Naveen Niwas at his home. Jagadguru Shankaracharya and Mahaparvhabu Lord Jagannath had previously been invited to Puri. With an invitation to the inauguration of the Srimandir Parikrama Project, the delegates set out early on December 26 from the Puri Jagannath Temple.
One team will travel to various major ‘Deva Peethas’ across the state to distribute invitations, while another team will travel outside the state.
Notably, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik introduced the Srimandir Heritage Corridor project to curb the challenges during the Rath Yatra in Puri in 2022.
The Srimandir Parikrama Project is well-equipped with resting places and greater public amenities; drinking water, toilets, and a cloakroom are being added and numerous other additions are provided for the devotees.
The open spaces inserted around the temple reduced the fear of any stampede and eased the flow of human traffic into the temple and then its exit.
Apart from that, security stations have been provided to enhance the safety and security of the devotees.