Kolkata, March 12 -- An acute shortage of LPG cylinders has begun to affect operations at the Jagannath Temple in Digha, forcing authorities to drastically scale down the quantity of bhog prepared for devotees.
Temple sources said that earlier, around 3,000 devotees were served bhog daily. However, due to the ongoing cooking gas shortage, the number has now been reduced to around 700. The temple's trustee board stated that the restriction will remain in place until the supply situation improves.
Despite the crisis, the daily ritual offering to Lord Jagannath continues without interruption. Radharaman Das, a member of the temple trustee board, said that the limited stock of LPG currently available at the temple is being used to prepare the...