Puri, Sept. 7 -- Arabinda K Padhee, Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannatha Temple Office, Puri, urged the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temples to perform festivals such as Snan Purnima as per the dates mentioned in the scriptures and traditions.

Speaking to the reporters, Padhee said, "We have noticed that in many instances, the ISKCON organisation is performing this ritual on dates that are not in accordance with the scriptures or traditions of the Shree Jagannatha Temple."

He further said that the Shree Jagannatha Temple administration had earlier humbly requested the ISKCON organisation to perform all such rituals only on the dates specified by scriptures and traditions.

"But we have noticed within the c...