Jagannath Temple Sets April 2026 Deadline for Digitized Ratna Bhandar Inventory

Overview

• The inventory will proceed in phases aligned with temple rituals, with jewellery and valuables documented through digitization.
• All items have been placed back in the repaired treasury after ASI completed work following its 2024 opening for renovation.
• SJTA plans to seek court-backed ownership of 522 silver ingots recovered from Emar Mutt in 2011, now held in the district armoury with the dispute pending in the high court.
• The managing committee cleared a new set of gold ornaments funded through the Swarna Alankara Dana Yojana, along with an ATM-based donation option for devotees.
• BJD accused the BJP government of delaying the counting exercise, while BJP leaders rejected the charge and pointed to the completed repairs.