Puri: Puri Gajapati King Dibyasingha Deb today issued a press release over the ongoing controversy surrounding the newly constructed Jagannath temple in Digha of West Bengal stating that Digha ‘Jagannath Temple’ is not ‘Jagannath Dham.’
In the press release, the Puri King said, “We came to know from various media that the newly constructed Shri Jagannath Temple at Digha of East Medinapur in West Bengal has been named as “Jagannath Dham” or “Jagannath Dham Cultural Centre.” In this regard, we sought the opinion of the Mukti Mandap Pandit Sabha through a letter dated May 3, 2025, to which we received a reply on May 4, 2025.”
“The Mukti Mandap Pandit Sabha had mentioned that “The original Peetha of Shri Jagannath Mahaprabhu is Purushottama Kshetra. Even if the idols of the Chaturdhamurti established in any other place other than Puri, cannot be called ‘Jagannath Dham’, ‘Shri Purushottam Kshetra’, ‘Shri Kshetra’ or ‘Neelachal Dham’. Therefore, the Jagannath temple in Digha or place cannot be called as Sri Jagannath Dham, Sri Kshetra, Purushottam Kshetra or Nilachal Dham,” he clarified.
