India, May 9 -- The inventory process of the Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple will resume from May 11, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) announced on Saturday.

SJTA Chief Administrator Arabinda Kumar Padhee said the counting of precious ornaments and jewels stored in the inner chamber of the Ratna Bhandar had been temporarily paused due to the ongoing Chandan Jatra rituals of the deities.

"The inventory process will recommence from Monday as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)," Padhee informed.

Around 20% inventory of Ratna Bhandar completed so far According to SJTA, the inventory exercise was carried out for nearly 57 hours and 8 minutes during the previous nine-day phase. During this period, more than 120 orna...