Jagannath shrine panel to patent words, logos linked to temple

Bhubaneswar, May 27 -- Amid the tussle between Odisha and West Bengal over naming of the Jagannath temple in Digha as Jagannath dham, the Jagannath temple management committee of Puri on Monday said it would apply for patent for expressions such as 'Srimandir', 'Jagannath Dham', and 'Mahaprasad'. The committee which met in Puri on Monday said the Sri Jagannath Temple Administration would apply for "logos of Srimandir, Shrikshetra, and Purushottam Dham." P11

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