The two-day programme conducted by the Daitapati Nijog here to train young Daitapatis for the upcoming Nabakalebar concluded on Sunday. The second day of the training camp coordinated by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and the district administration of Puri was inaugurated by Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda.
Addressing the Daitapatis, a powerful body of servitors at the Shree Jagannath Temple, the Minister and local MP Pinaki Misra said that as the Daitas would visit distant places in quest of Daru they should behave in a manner to command respect from devotees. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sanjay Dasburma, local MlA Maheswar Mohanty and Puri Collector Arvind Agarwal also spoke at the meeting.
Daitapati Nijog president Ramakrushna Das Mohapatra, secretary Premananda Das Mohapatra and joint secretary Binayak Das Mohapatra, veteran servitor Biswanath Das Mohapatra and other senior servitors taught about 100 junior servitors about the rituals and practices to be followed during the Nabakalebar.