Valuables Returned to Puri’s Ratna Bhandar in High-Security Transfer

Officials completed a four-hour, fully recorded transfer into the repaired Ratna Bhandar under a committee’s supervision.

Overview

Entry for devotees was halted from 10 am as the Natamandap and Jagmohan were vacated and access to the main temple and Jhulan Mandap was barred.
The movement of ornaments and other items began at 10:55 am and finished at 2:55 pm, according to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration.
The process followed the Sri Jagannath Temple Rules, 1960 and state-approved guidelines, with videography to document each step.
Oversight was provided by the Ratna Bhandar committee led by retired Justice Biswanath Rath, with the Puri collector and SP present and multi-agency security deployed.
Officials said the inner chamber keys were deposited in the district treasury as required, and devotees could obtain Mahaprasad at Anand Bazaar with entry restrictions to be lifted after completion.