Puri, June 16 -- Servitors (sevayats) of the Jagannath Temple in Puri organised a civic reception ceremony (Nagarik Abhinandan Samaroh) in honour of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi for his efforts in securing the removal of the word "Dham" from the Jagannath Temple in Digha, West Bengal.

The ceremony was organised as a token of gratitude for the Chief Minister's intervention on the issue. The event was attended by Jagannath temple servitors, saints and religious leaders.

BJP MP Sambit Patra welcomed the removal of the word "Dham" from the Digha temple and thanked West Bengal Leader Suvendu Adhikari for accepting the request conveyed by the Odisha government.

Patra said the use of the term "Jagannath Dham" for the Digha temple ...