Odisha to probe use of wood from Puri at Digha’s Jagannath temple

Odisha government ordered probe into allegations that leftover timber procured for Nabakalebara rituals at Jagannath Temple in Puri was used to carve idols of deities at new Jagannath temple complex in West Bengal's Digha. Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said, "Use of sacred Daru (wood procured for Nabakalebara rituals) in making of idols in Digha Jagannath Temple is unacceptable."