India, Jan. 4 -- Tension flared at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri on Sunday following a disagreement between temple servitors and security personnel over a new queue arrangement for devotees. The issue arose near the Sata Pahacha, one of the key routes used for darshan inside the temple.

Servitors Object to New Decision Reports said the Special Security Force deployed at the Srimandir introduced a single-line queue system below the Sata Pahacha. The move was reportedly implemented without prior discussion with the temple servitors. The servitors strongly objected to the change, arguing that it went against long-standing temple customs and established darshan procedures.

Scuffle Creates Brief Chaos The disagreement soon escalated int...