Purification rituals conducted at Maa Tara Tarini temple in Odisha

BERHAMPUR: Days after the Maa Tara Tarini temple at Purusottampur in Ganjam district was robbed by miscreants, a purification ritual was conducted by the shrine’s priests and others on Friday.

Since the identities of the culprits have not yet been ascertained, it was decided to conduct the ritual of Maha Snana, said a servitor Bapuji Rana. The ritual started in the morning with priests and devotees collecting 108 pitchers of water from the Rushikulya river.