Odisha and West Bengal have been at loggerheads over their shared culture and tradition. While the Rasagola battle is yet to come to a ‘sweet’ conclusion, the upcoming replica of Puri Jagannath Temple near the beach at Digha may ruffle a few feathers. People from the neighbouring state throng Puri in large numbers every year to pay obeisance at Jagannath Temple and laze around on the beautiful beaches of the pilgrim town. However, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dreamt of having her own resembling the 12th-century Puri shrine in the state and this is being realised on a 20-acre plot in Purba Medinipur district by West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation
Odisha and West Bengal have been at loggerheads over their shared culture and tradition. While the Rasagola battle is yet to come to a ‘sweet’ conclusion, the upcoming replica of Puri Jagannath Temple near the beach at Digha may ruffle a few feathers. People from the neighbouring state throng Puri in large numbers every year to pay obeisance at Jagannath Temple and laze around on the beautiful beaches of the pilgrim town. However, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dreamt of having her own resembling the 12th-century Puri shrine in the state and this is being realised on a 20-acre plot in Purba Medinipur district by West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation