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The rice and betel nuts collected from devotees through the Arpan Raths ahead of the inauguration of the Srimandir Parikrama Project in Puri would be used for the service of Lord Jagannath, said Padmanabha Mahasuar, President of Suar Mahasuar Nijog of the Shree Jagannath Temple here on Friday.
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Krushna Chandra Pratihari, a senior servitor at the Jagannath temple in Puri, was shot dead on Wednesday morning, the police said.Pratihari was shot dead by unidentified miscreants near the Barabati area in Puri. Soon after the incident, the .