India, Dec. 28 -- A Jagannath Temple Managing Committee member has urged the SJTA and Odisha government not to open Srimandir at midnight for the English New Year, calling the practice non-Sanatani and religiously sensitive. Amid growing resentment among religious bodies and leaders committed to safeguarding Hindu culture and traditions, a member of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee has urged the authorities not to open Srimandir at midnight to mark the English New Year.

Managing Committee flags 'Non-Sanatani' practice, writes to SJTA and Odisha Government In a letter addressed to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and the Odisha Government, managing committee member Mahesh Kumar Sahoo described the practice of ...