Following Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s announcement bringing a special Act for Lingaraj temple, the State Cabinet has passed an Ordinance, vesting management of the 11th-century shrine in a 15-member committee.  

With the Odisha Cabinet having given its approval to bring the Lord Shree Lingaraj Temple Act ordinance, the dream to manage the ancient 12th century of Lord Shiva on the lines of Puri Shree Jagannath Temple has become a reality. Prior to the Act, Lingaraj Temple was administered under Odisha Hindu Religious Endowment Act 1951.

The demand to bring the ancient temple under temple act has been raging since last three decades. The servitors, historians and prominent personalities moved to the government to bring the 12th Century temple under a special act, following which the then law minister Raghunath Mohanty had held talks with senior officials. And an affirmation was moved in 2012 to bring Lingaraj Temple under Special Temple Act. However, it took 8-long years to see the light of the day, and the monumental neglect has finally ended.

A special act is in the interest of the temple as it will help enormously in regulating the daily affairs of the temple. in addition, due to the absence of such special legislation property of Lord Lingaraj is being encroached upon since long, claimed Ratnakar Garabadhu, servitor in the temple. He added that the temple has around 1500 acres in various parts of the State, and a significant chunk of the landmass is under encroachment.

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