The International Jagannath Society, Puri branch organised a seminar on promotion of Jagannath culture here on Saturday with its chairman Dr Bhagawat Sahu presiding over the seminar.
Dr Siddheswar Mohapatra, Surendranath Mishra, Barada Prasasnna Das joined the seminar as speakers and stressed on the need for promotion and propagation of the Jagannath culture at State, national and international levels. They also said people who want to work in this direction can join the society voluntarily.
The society chairman said documents on Jagannath cult would be published in English language and distributed. He also shared his divine experience relating to the establishment of Jagannath temple and instalation of lord Jagannath’s idol in America and beginning of Rath Yatra in Japan by Kuna Das. The chairman further said new branches of the society would be opened in other countries soon.
Sabyasachi Rath gave vote of thanks.