New temple in Jindal plant township

Angul: Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has built a temple inside Jindal Nagar, the township area of its 6 MTPA Steel Complex at Angul, informed a company release on Monday.
Priests performed uninterrupted rituals for a week to enshrine the deities in the temple. O P Jindal Group’s chairperson Emeritus Savitri Jindal,chairperson of Oswal Group Aruna Oswal, chairman of JSPL Naveen Jindal, co-chairperson of JSPL Foundation Shallu Jindal and renowned sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra were present. Thousands of devotees had first day darshan of the deities and enjoyed mahaprasad.

The grand temple complex,spread over 3.7 acre, took four years for completion. The main temple, made in Made in Kalinga-style of nagar architecture is 67 feet high. Three types of stone – Porbandar stone from Gujarat, Markana marble from Rajasthan and Khandolite from Odisha – has been used for the construction.
Naveen Jindal said, “Jagannath cult is a way of life that encompasses multiple diversities of India. Lord Jagannath identifies Himself with the Mass. This temple is dedicated to the people of Odisha, the local community and to my company employees and their families. I pray the almighty to shower his divine Blessings for holistic prosperity of Odisha.”
Mohapatra and Ahmedabad-based temple architect Nikhil Sompura and others were associated in erection of this majestic temple. Sudipto Ghosh has done the external development and landscaping work.
The temple hosts Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra, Lord Sudarshan, Goddess Mahalaxmi, Lord Balaji, Sri Vishwakarma, goddess Durga, Lord Sriramchandra and Lord Shivshankar. A team of priests and Vedic ritual experts from Puri are engaged for performing daily rituals of the deities.
“This plant has been built brick by brick by the local community who have always aspired to see a temple of Lord Jagannath, the divine lord of the universe inside the township. I am only translating their desire with blessings of the lord. We hope this Temple will help in spreading spirituality and inner peace among people of Angul and Odisha,” said Shallu Jindal.