Bhubaneswar: Rituals at the Lingaraj Temple here remained suspended for two days in a row on Thursday due to a conflict among different groups of serv.
A clash between two factions of priests at Bhubaneswar s Lingaraj Temple in India has led to the suspension of all rituals in the temple. The dispute centers around the sequence of offering sacred threads during a ritual, with one group insisting on leading the ceremony. The temple administration is unable to intervene as the conflicting priest groups are outside their jurisdiction.