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During the Snana Yatra in Puri, Bengali devotees on Wednesday voiced strong disapproval of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's efforts to elevate Digha by naming its temple complex a 'Dham'.
The devotees accused her of undermining Puri's sacred status for political gains.
According to sources, amid the sacred festivities in the 12th-century shrine, visiting Bengali devotees have expressed outrage over Mamata Banerjee's attempts to equate Digha with Puri by naming a local temple complex there as a 'Dham'.
Speaking to local mediapersons, several pilgrims claimed that such moves are politically motivated and serve only t...