The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) acknowledging logistic support and cooperation of the villagers where the four Darus of the deities were found and collected after observance of a complex set of rituals and Yajna were presented `5 lakh and a wheel of the Daru each.
SJTA chief administrator Suresh Chandra Mahapatra in the temple office on Wednesday presented the cash and memento.
The villagers of Kharipadia under the Raghunathpur block from where the Daru of lord Jagannath was collected were represented by their village head Gagan Das.
He received the cash and a wheel of Nandighosh Rath, while Adhangagadh villagers under the Biridi block from where the Daru of Devi Subhdra was collected were presented the cash and a wheel of Darpadalan Rath. Similarly, the villagers of Gadakantunia under the Balakati block where Daru of Sudarshan was found were given a wheel.
The officials of Sarala temple trust, Jhankad, where Daru of Balabhadra was located, were absent and the trust would be presented with a wheel of Taladhwaja Rath and Rs 5 lakh cash.