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Amidst the ongoing dispute with neighbouring West Bengal, Odisha Law Minister on Monday tried to clear the air surrounding the allegation that surplus wood (sacred Daru) from Nabakalebar rituals at Puri Jagannath temple were used for the construction of idols of newly inaugurated Jagannath temple at Digha in West Bengal.
Odisha's Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan has stated that the narrative claiming the use of balaka (surplus) daru for idol construction is "completely false and misleading."
Speaking to the media after consulting with traditional temple servitors and Maharana sculptors associated with the Shree Jagannath Templ...