Bhubaneswar: A group of around 10 foreign nationals, including a few women, forcibly entered the Biraja Temple in Jajpur district on Sunday.
According to reports, the group proceeded to circle the main shrine and later visited a Shiva temple located within the shrine’s premises. Tensions escalated when an argument broke out between the foreign tourists and police personnel, who intervened in the situation.
It has been alleged that the priests of the temple did not oppose the foreign nationals while they were moving around the shrine premises, even though the locals had expressed their opposition.
This has led to widespread discontent, with residents demanding that the administration address the matter with urgency.
Locals have called for the deployment of increased security personnel at the shrine to prevent similar incidents in the future. They also insist that the priests should have taken action to prevent the unauthorized entry of the foreign nationals.
