<p>The Odisha government is planning to distribute the `Mahaprasad` at Puri`s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/thousands-pull-chariots-in-lord-jagannaths-return-car-festival-in-puri-23364329" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Jagannath temple</strong></a> to devotees free of cost, a state minister said on Sunday.</p>
<p>The planned move could materialise soon, Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan told reporters here.</p>
<p>Harichandan said the free distribution of the `Mahaprasad` will entail an additional expenditure of Rs 14-15 crore per year for the government.</p>
<p>"We are trying to involve a few devotees who are financially sound to come forward and join hands in this initiative. Some of them have already agreed to support the move," he said.</p>
<p>The implementation process is likely to start after the holy Odia `Kartik` month (two months), the minister said.</p>
<p>Similarly, special arrangements have been made for `Habisyalis`, the women who perform specific rituals during the `Kartik` month, he said.</p>
<p>"We have started preparing a design to streamline the public darshan (of the Jagannath temple). A dedicated system will be put in place so that devotees do not face any issue while visiting the 12th century shrine," Harichandan added.</p>
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The Odisha government is planning to distribute the `Mahaprasad` at Puri`s Jagannath temple to devotees free of cost, a state minister said on Sunday

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