Bhaskar Chandra Nayak, an NRI Odia doctor, has promised to donate Rs 1 crore for the construction of a Jagannath temple near his native village in Jajpur district of Odisha.<\/p>\n
Nayak, who has been is serving as a doctor at different hospitals in New York City for the past 43 years, is a devotee of Lord Jagannath. While Nayak will provide Rs 1 crore for building the temple, locals have donated land for the temple at Jagatpur village under Beruda panchayat in Jajpur district.<\/p>\n
Nayak and his wife Indrajita performed a ‘Bhumi Puja’ for the temple on June 1 in the presence of the villagers.<\/p>\n
“My father was a big devotee of Lord Jagannath. He wished to have a Jagannath temple in our locality. The people of Jagatpur also wanted to build the temple. So we laid the foundation stone for the temple,” Nayak said.<\/p>\n
With the support of all, the temple will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 1 crore to Rs 1.5 crore, he added.<\/p>\n
Srinivas Panda, a native of Jagatpur village, said, “The temple will be built under the leadership of Bhaskar Nayak. All the villagers are with him and joined the Bhumi Puja programme.”<\/p>\n
Soon after the rainy season, the construction work will begin and a target has been set to complete the work within a year, the villagers said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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