The launching of Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa, also called Jagannath Heritage Corridor Project, of Jagannath Temple in Puri, will formally begin with a Yajna and 'Ankura Ropana' ritual on Friday.
This was informed on Thursday by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) soon after a Srimandir Managing Committee (SMC) meeting presided over by Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb.
According to SJTA Chief Administrator Ranjan Das, various other rituals and related works will be carried on for three days before the formal inauguration ceremony on January 17.
The Odisha Bridge and Construction Corporation, which is executing the project, has handed over the completed project to the SJTA. The outer beautification works of 27 mutts and three temples within the limits of the Parikrama Prakalpa have been completed while some works of three other mutts are yet to be completed.
For three days, people, devotees and all activities will be under CCTV surveillance in Puri.
On December 31 last, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had approved Rs 155.88 crore for creating people’s awareness at the panchayat level about the Rs 800-crore Parikrama project.