Bhubaneswar, April 10 -- The second phase of the Ratna Bhandar inventory is underway at the Srimandir, with Friday marking the third day of the ongoing counting process. 

The exercise is being conducted in the presence of Ratna Bhandar supervisory committee chairman Justice Biswanath Rath and Srimandir Chief Administrator Arabinda Padhee.

The second phase of counting began on April 8 and will continue till April 11. There will be no counting on April 12, after which the process will resume on April 13 and continue again from April 16 to 18.

The inventory is being carried out for six hours on Friday, in line with the previous days.

The outer treasury houses gold ornaments, particularly those used during Suna Besha and Rajarajeshwa...