Bhubaneswar: The inauguration ceremony of The Srimandira Parikrama Project will be held at Puri on 17 January with devotion and gaiety. Guests from different States have also been invited to participate in this auspicious and historical event.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared 17 January as a Public Holiday in view of the fact that devotees and the public can participate in this festival and pay their devotion to Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath.
Accordingly, 17 January has been declared as holiday for all Government institutions, Government Schools, Colleges and Universities.
Chief Minister is receiving requests through Social Media and other sources for participation of private institutions, educational institutions and business establishments in this event.
In this context, Chief Secretary, Pradeep Kumar Jena has requested all the private institutions, Schools and business establishments to make arrangements for screening of the live telecast of the Shree Mandir Parikrama Project in different Electronic Media from 12.00 Noon to 3 PM on 17 January in their respective institutions, so that the employees, teachers and students can watch the live telecast of the programme and associate themselves in this auspicious event.
Similarly, the Chief Secretary Shri Jena has also requested all the brothers and sisters of Odisha as well as General public to participate in this program watching the live broadcast of the Srimandir Parikrama Project inauguration event which will be also indirect participation for them in this historic event.
