Saturday afternoon began the second round of technical survey of the Ratna Bhandar of Puri’s Jagannath temple, officials said. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) barred devotees from having a ‘darshan’ of the sibling deities from 1pm to 6pm during the three-day survey of the treasury.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) conducted a preliminary inspection of the Ratna Bhandar, the treasury of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri. With a team of 17 technical members, they carried out laser scanning to aid in conservation and repair work,

The ASI will conduct a one-day preliminary inspection and technical survey of Srimandir's Ratna Bhandar today, September 18.

The survey of Ratna Bhandar will continue for three days. Hence, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has reportedly barred devotees from having ‘darshan’ of the sibling deities from 1 pm to 6 pm during the three-day period.

The Archaeological Survey of India will conduct a technical survey of the Ratna Bhandar treasury at the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri from September 21 to 23. Devotees will face restrictions between 1 pm and 6 pm during this period.

Puri: A 26-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Wednesday began an inspection of the ‘Ratna Bhandar’ (treasury) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, officials said. The ASI team led by its Additional Director General Janhwij Sharma comprises experts from the Hyderabad-based CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI).