Bhubaneswar : The daily rituals of Lord Lingaraj have resumed after a 24-hour gap, with the support of the Samartha Nijog servitors.

The deity’s morning rituals, including Mangala Alati, were completed, followed by the Kotha Bhoga (food offering) ceremony.

According to reports, daily rituals at the Lingaraj temple were suspended and the presiding deity had to remain without food on Wednesday due to an agitation by Samartha Nijog servitors who refused to provide raw materials for cooking of the ‘prasad’ in the shrine.

Samartha Nijog members, who sell lamps, flowers and other things required for worshipping Lord Lingaraj, had been provided seven to eight shops inside the temple premises to do business.

They launched agitation demanding the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to allo

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