While at least 30 platoons (1 platoon comprise 30 personnel) of security forces were deployed to man the crowd ... the administration allowed entry into the shrine only through the Singhadwar and exit ...
Thousands of devotees on Tuesday visited the Shree Jagannath temple here on the occasion of ‘Panchuka’, the last five days of the holy month of Kartik, amidst tight security measures, officials said.