India, April 20 --  The audit of the Ratna Bhandar of Shri Jagannath Puri temple has so far not shown any discrepancy, and all jewellery, ornaments, and gems have matched the 1978 list, the SJTA confirmed on Monday, thus putting to rest the rumours of any missing valuables or irregularities.

Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Kumar Padhee said that the inventory of ornaments in the Ratna Bhandar of Puri Jagannath Temple has so far shown no discrepancy with the 1978 audit list.

He also confirmed that all items were verified with serial records under CCTV, video documentation and 3D mapping.

The exercise began on March 25 covered over 57 hours so far and is expected to resume after May 11.

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