India, Jan. 14 -- Ekamra-Bhubaneswar MLA Babu Singh on Wednesday said strict action will be taken against the servitors responsible for halting the rituals of Lord Lingaraj at the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar. Calling the incident highly unfortunate, he said stopping temple rituals hurt the religious sentiments of devotees.

Servitors Meant to Serve, Not Decide: MLA Speaking to the media, Babu Singh said servitors are appointed to perform rituals and not to make decisions on whether rituals should be conducted or not. He made it clear that those who stopped the rituals shouldn't be considered eligible to continue the temple service. The MLA urged all servitors to respect traditions and ensure that devotees' emotions are not hurt.

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