Stating she doesn’t know much about the intricacies of scriptures and rituals, Banerjee claimed, “We consulted experts and priests and went by their words.” “Which is the greater religion? The religion of humanity is supreme to me. I love people. I love humanity and for me, that is true religion.
Asked about the statement made by Puri Gajapati King Dibyasingha Deb, who said the Digha temple cannot be referred to as ‘Jagannath Dham’.
Let the Odisha government do whatever it likes about the Digha Jagannath temple. I have deep respect for the 12th-century shrine. I am a devotee of Lord Jagannath. But can’t there be another Jagannath temple in Digha?” She said hundreds of people from Odisha are visiting the Digha temple. “So why is the Odisha government so upset,” she asked.
