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Odisha: CM welcomes dropping of ‘Jagannath Dham’ tag

Bhubaneswar, June 9 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today welcomed the West Bengal government's decision to remove the word “Dham” from the controversial Digha Jagannath project, describing it as a historic step that upholds Sanatan traditions and preserves the unique spiritual status of Lord Jagannath.
In a post on X, Majhi said Lord Jagannath is the spiritual centre of millions of devotees worldwide and the foremost symbol of Odisha's cultural and religious identity. He reiterated that, according to scriptural and traditional beliefs, only the sacred Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri enjoys the singular and unparalleled status of "Jagannath Dham" in Sanatan Dharma.
The Chief Minister alleged that the previous West Bengal government had wrongly used the term "Jagannath Dham" for the Digha project, attributing the decision to political considerations and a lack of understanding of its religious and cultural significance. He said the nomenclature had hurt the sentiments of people in Odisha and Jagannath devotees across the world by creating confusion over the unique sanctity of Puri.
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