Bhubaneswar: The third interim report of the Satwalipi Committee on Mahaprabhu Lingaraj Temple was submitted to Odisha Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Friday, recommending measures relating to ritual practices, temple discipline and the repair of the sanctum sanctorum.
The two-member committee, headed by Justice Durga Prasanna Choudhury, with Professor Prafulla Kumar Mishra as a member, submitted its report along with recommendations on various aspects of the temple’s seva-puja (ritual worship), orderly conduct of niti-kanti (ritual practices) and repair of the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum).
The report also documents the temple’s traditional rituals, worship practices and maintenance procedures followed in earlier times.
Principal Secretary of the Law Department Pabitra Mohan Samal, Special Secretary Pranab Kumar Patra and Additional Secretary Shiva Prasad Mahapatra were among those present during the submission of the report.
