BHUBANESWAR: Uncertainty continued over the Shital Sasthi rituals of Lord Lingaraj following a conflict between priests of Lingaraj and Kapileswar temples on Saturday. Khurda district administration and the chief administration officer of Lingaraj Temple administration continued their efforts to resolve the issues among the priests for smooth conduct of the rituals till late into Saturday night.
The priests of the two temples have been at loggerheads for the last several years for which the priests of Kapileswar Temple have not been coming to Lingaraj Temple to perform rituals during the Sital Sasthi festival since 2015. This year, the Brahmana and Pujapanda nijogs of Lingaraj Temple refused to go ahead with the rituals till their demands are met.