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Despite ongoing festive preparations, prolonged construction at the Cuttack Chandi Temple continues to frustrate devotees.

With major rituals like Shola Puja approaching, incomplete renovations have raised serious concerns among worshippers and locals alike.

According to sources, as the city prepares for upcoming festivals, worshippers at Cuttack's iconic Chandi Temple are grappling with disappointment. The revered shrine-home to presiding deity Maa Cuttack Chandi-is still under renovation, and only half the work is done, despite a three-year timeline. Locals resented the administration's apathy.

In 2022, the Odisha government...