Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Inaugurates Shreemandir Parikrama Project In Puri 

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday participated in the rituals to inaugurate the Shreemandir Parikrama project in Puri. Image Source: Special Arrangement

The project aims to enhance the visual appeal and surroundings of the iconic Jagannath Temple and comes up amid the build up to the inauguration ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram Temple. Image Source: Special Arrangement

Erstwhile king of Puri, Gajapati Dibyasingha Deba also took part in the ceremony along with CM Patnaik. Image Source: Special Arrangement

The CM also undertook 'Pradakshina' around the temple with saints and other diginataries, said Ranjan Kumar Das, Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple, as per ANI.

The Odisha CM also inaugurated the Shri Jagannath Heritage Corridor Project. Image Source: Special Arrangement