Jashpurnagar : An important religious event was held in Dokra village of Kansabel development block on Sunday. Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai's wife Kaushalya Sai participated in the idol installation festival in the newly built Sri Jagannath temple.The priests duly worshipped the idols of Lord Jagannath Mahaprabhu, Subhadra and Balram ji and brought them into the temple. On this occasion, Smt. Kaushalya Sai duly worshipped Lord Jagannath and prayed for the happiness and prosperity of the state.

After the Pratima Pravesh Utsav, the Kalash Yatra started on the evening of 25 May, which started from the Shiva temple here and reached the Sri Jagannath temple premises. Kaushalya Sai specially participated in the second day's worship.It is noteworthy that the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is being taken out in Dokra since 1942. The Rath Yatra was started by the late Pandit Sudarshan Satpathy and his wife Sushila Satpathy of Dokra village. The temple was built in 1968.Due to the dilapidated condition of the temple, Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai and his wife Kaushalya Sai had resolved last year that they would renovate the temple and build a newly constructed building for the Lord Jagannath Temple, and the Chief Minister's resolution has been fulfilled.Its founders were Late Sudarshan Satpathy and his wife Late Sushila Satpathy. The foundation stone of this Sri Jagannath temple was laid in 2019. The Chief Minister of the state Shri Vishnudev Sai and his wife Smt. Kaushalya Sai had pledged to build this temple.On Sunday, Lord Shri Jagannath Swami, Subhadra Maa, Balabhadra Swami ji entered the temple, on this occasion Chief Minister's wife Mrs. Kaushalya Sai participated, 24 hours Hari Kirtan Naam Yagya will start from tomorrow.On May 24, Yagya Havan will be held, on May 25, Shri Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra's temple entry, evening Kalash Yatra will be held and on May 27, Poornahuti and Dadhibhanjan, city tour, presentation of Odisha bhajans and distribution of Mahaprasad will be held.Through this event, religious and cultural consciousness in Dokra has got new energy, due to which the traditions and faith of the region have become even stronger.