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Date: Sat Nov 10 2001 - 22:27:46 PST
FYI
http://headlines.sify.com/219news1.html
Jagannath idol stolen from Puri temple
Puri (Orissa) Nov 11
Madan Mohan, the 'ashtadhatu' (eight metals) idol of Lord Jagannath
was stolen from Puri's Jagannath temple on Sunday.
The early-morning rituals of the presiding deities of Lord Jagannath,
his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra were suspended. The Madan
Mohan idol is considered a living deity of Lord Jagannath.
Last week, jewellery worth millions of rupees from the eleventh
century Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar were stolen.
Thousands of women who had been camping here since last fortnight to
observe the ''Kartik brata'' were disappointed when they found the
sanctum sanctorium closed.
Sunday being ''Ekadasi'' day, thousands of widows entered the temple
early morning after a ritual bath for a darshan of the Lord
Jagannath.
The pundits of the Mukti Mandap, the highest priest body of the
temple, were being consulted to find out a solution to continue
rituals in the absence of the idol. NNNN
UNI
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