Bhubaneswar

‘Palia’ servitors for Puri temple

PNS

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) is considering engaging ‘Palia’ (temporary) servitors to perform rituals of the deities as many as 450 regular servitors have tested positive for Covid-19 so far.As most of the infected priests are in home isolation, there is a shortage of servitors to perform rituals. However, there is no disruption in rituals so far, said a servitor, who is a member of the temple managing committee. An SJTA official said if more servitors test positive in coming days, it would be matter of greater concern for  administration.