Govt to look after temple
The Pioneer, Bhubaneshvar
KENDRAPARA, July 13.— The state endowment commissioner is set to take over the management of the Gojabayani temple after reports surfaced about the financial irregularities and frequent thefts from the hundi recently.
Officials claimed that state endowment personnel would formally take over the management of the temple by the end of this month. A proposal sent by the district administration has been approved by the state endowment commissioner.The Gojabayani shrine, which drew lakhs of devotees daily till a few years back, is in a deplorable condition. The belief is that the Goddess possesses supernatural power to heal incurable diseases and people throng in thousands from across the state. — SNS