CJI Chandrachud seeks Lord Jagannath’s blessing at Puri Shree Mandir

Bhubaneswar: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, who arrived in Odisha on a two-day visit, went to Jagannath temple in Puri to have darshan of Lord Jagannath and his siblings on Friday.

According to reports, the Chief Justice directly went to the pilgrim city after landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar. He was a rousing welcome in Puri by Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Ranjan Kumar Das and Puri district administration.

Apart from offering prayers to Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra at the main temple, the Chief Justice also went to the temples of Devi Bimala and Laxmi besides other deities on the premises.

According to sources, this is the first time that the Chief Justice visited the Puri Jagannath temple after assuming charge as Chief Justice of India. He had first visited the 12th century shrine when he was a judge.

The local police and administration had made elaborate arrangement for the smooth and peaceful visit of the Chief Justice.

As per his schedule, the Chief Justice will attend a national conference on ‘Digitisation, Paperless Courts and e-initiatives’ at Odisha Judicial Academy in Cuttack tomorrow.

It is to be noted here that he had virtually inaugurated ‘Virtual High Courts’ in 10 districts of Odisha in February this year.