In another instance of sacrificing assets for development of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, a woman from Assam has expressed her wish to donate all her properties to the Lord.
Rameswari Devi (62), an elderly woman from Sunitpur village in Tezpur district of Assam, who has been staying near the Shreemandir since February 2011, has decided to donate her land and three houses in Assam as a token of her devotion to the Lord.
She has urged the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to process registration of the properties belonging to her late husband in the Lord’s name.
Rameswari, a retired forest official of Assam, has two sons and two daughters, who are now well-settled. Following retirement and marriage of her children, she has been residing in Puri to spend rest of her life in devotion towards Lord Jagannath.
On Friday, Rameswari visited the SJTA office and discussed with the officials about transferring all her properties to the Lord.
She urged the temple administrator to send a team of officials to Assam and proceed for transfer process after conducting necessary verification of the land and buildings.
SJTA Administrator (Rituals) Jitendra Kumar Sahoo told reporters that the process to transfer the woman’s properties as donation would be done after reviewing the land documents.
A further decision can be taken after proper assessment.Rameswari had been staying at the Assam Bhawan in front of the Paschim Dwar of the Shreemandir.
After demolition of the structure in course of the temple beautification drive, she is now residing at the Bagedia Dharmasala.