Inventory of jewels in inner chamber of Jagannath Temple in Puri begins after 48 years

The inventory of valuables stored in the Bhitara Ratna Bhandar, inner chamber of the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, commenced on Monday.

The documentation by a team of goldsmiths, representatives of the Reserve Bank of India, and temple priests is being conducted for the first time since 1978.

The team constituted by the Odisha government catalogued 20 types of ornaments on the first day of the inventory. Each item is being weighed and documented using 3D mapping.