The tussle for temple turf
West Bengal’s newly built Jagannath Dham, constructed at a cost of ₹250 crore in the coastal town of Digha as a replica of the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, has triggered a row between the two States, finds Shiv Sahay Singh. The temple has cultural and religious significance for those in India’s east, but is also being politically pushed as a counter to what is perceived as the BJP’s ‘north Indian’ Lord Ram
West Bengal’s newly built Jagannath Dham, constructed at a cost of ₹250 crore in the coastal town of Digha as a replica of the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, has triggered a row between the two States, finds Shiv Sahay Singh. The temple has cultural and religious significance for those in India’s east, but is also being politically pushed as a counter to what is perceived as the BJP’s ‘north Indian’ Lord Ram
