Wood for Digha idols not from Puri shrine: Odisha government probe

An Odisha government probe refuted claims that surplus wood from the Puri Jagannath temple was used for idols at the Digha shrine in Bengal. Officials attributed the controversy to a servitor's 'slip of tongue' during a TV interview. The investigation confirmed that the Digha idols were crafted using neem wood sourced from a timber supplier, not from the Puri temple's surplus.

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