Puri: In a major step to connect devotees worldwide with Lord Jagannath, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday launched ‘Samarpan’, the state-of-the-art digital Hundi at the Jagannath Temple Administration Office in Puri, on the eve of the holy Rath Yatra.
The initiative has been jointly developed by the Odisha Computer Application Centre under the Electronics and Information Technology Department and the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration. The secure digital platform has been integrated with the official SJTA portal to enable donations with complete security and transparency.
Addressing the media, the Chief Minister said the donation money collected through this system will be used for the development and maintenance of the temple. “Digital Hundi – Samarpan is not just a technology-based innovation. It is a holy and clean bridge to connect the devotion of crores of Jagannath lovers living all over the world with the temple,” CM Majhi said.
He added that the initiative will prove to be a milestone in protecting the tradition of Mahaprabhu Jagannath and in the overall development of the temple.
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