He was admitted in the district hospital, where he breathed his last, police said. Puri Additional Superintendent of Police Banabihari Sahu said there was no major mishap during ‘Paya Shradh’, when lakhs of devotees pay respects to their departed kin at the temple.
They pay obeisance to their ancestors through a unique ritual known as ‘Badabadua Daka’ that begins in the morning of Diwali and continues till late evening. Devotees hold ignited jute stems to invoke their ancestors and to seek their blesssings, said sources. (IANS)